Media
Videos of my talks, my writing, and press coverage of my work and the products I helped build.
Videos
Use Cases of Military Simulations, Prague UX meetup, April 2017 (video on SlidesLive).
Writing
- Mission-Centered Design. My design methodology, from first estimate to release. (2026)
- Depiction of War in Games: Can You Do Better? The essay version of my GDC 2018 talk on how games can portray war more responsibly. (2019)
- 3 Design Techniques We Use to Keep Virtual Battlespace (VBS3) Development on Track. Storyboards, flow diagrams and use cases: how we defined goals early on VBS3 projects. (2019)
Media Coverage
- The depiction of war in games: Can developers do better? – GamesBeat (VentureBeat) – 29 Apr 2018
- GDC 2018: Depictions of Violence and War in Video Games and Destiny’s Sword – Massively Overpowered – 2 Apr 2018
- One Life Left x GDC Podcast: Representation, Storytelling, and War – One Life Left podcast with Gamasutra – 26 Mar 2018
- Krieg: Vom Modder zum Marine (War: From the modder to the Marine) – Golem.de (German language) – 22 Mar 2018
- GDC 2018: Proč by neměly být válečné hry o zabíjení, ale o válce – Games.cz (Czech language) – 21 Mar 2018
- Military-themed video games can promote a damaging vision of real war – Gamasutra (now Game Developer) – 20 Mar 2018
- BISim Develops New Tech to Support Swedish Training (archived copy) – overview of new features built for the Swedish – 18 Jul 2017
- By Design: BISim Focuses on VBS User Experience (archived copy) – interview about design at BISim – 21 Mar 2016
Product Coverage
Virtual Battlespace
- BAE Systems launches BAE Systems OneArc, a defense technology innovator to transform the modern battlespace – BAE Systems – 4 Dec 2025
- U.S. Army selects Bohemia Interactive Simulations’ newest Virtual Battlespace 4 to extend virtual, game-based training across the force – BAE Systems – 25 Jul 2025
- U.S. Army to roll out major game-based training upgrade – UK Defence Journal – Jul 2025
- BISim introduces cheaper game engine for defense simulations – GamesBeat – Mar 2024
- BISim’s CPO Oli Arup on tech integration for enhanced training and simulation – Army Technology – 13 Jun 2023
- I/ITSEC 2019: Bohemia announces first VBS4 customers in training community – Shephard – Dec 2019
- Virtual Battlespace 3 – U.S. Army STAND-TO! – 19 May 2014
- Benefits of virtual testing felt on front line – UK Ministry of Defence – 28 Oct 2011
- A War Training Platform From an Unlikely Source – The New York Times – 1 May 2011
- Real Lessons from Virtual Battle – BBC News – 29 Aug 2008
DARPA TransApps
- NIST Team Honored for Work on Military Smartphone Apps, Security – National Institute of Standards and Technology – 3 Sep 2014
- Inside the Military’s Secretive Smartphone Program – Gizmodo – 5 Aug 2014
- DARPA Pioneers Tactical Mobile Devices for Soldiers (archived copy) – U.S. Department of Defense News – 11 Dec 2013
- DARPA to create app store of military mobile apps that run on rugged smartphones and tablets – Military & Aerospace Electronics – 29 Apr 2013
Let’s Talk
I am open to senior product roles in defense tech. I also enjoy hearing from fellow Operation Flashpoint and VBS veterans, and from anyone writing or podcasting about simulation or war in games.