<s>
Computer-assisted	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
(	O
CAG	O
)	O
and	O
computer-assisted	O
wargaming	O
(	O
CAWG	O
)	O
refer	O
to	O
games	O
which	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
partially	O
computerized	O
,	O
but	O
where	O
on	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
not	O
virtual	O
but	O
performed	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
miniature	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-assisted	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
attempts	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
PC	O
games	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
face-to-face	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
computer-assisted	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
,	O
computers	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
recordkeeping	O
and	O
sometimes	O
for	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
Human	O
referee	O
makes	O
any	O
decisions	O
requiring	O
judgement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-assisted	O
games	O
are	O
mostly	O
not	O
designed	O
toward	O
recreating	O
the	O
battlefield	O
inside	O
computer	O
memory	O
,	O
but	O
employing	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
game	B-Device
master	I-Device
by	O
storing	O
game	O
rules	O
and	O
unit	O
(	O
wargames	O
)	O
or	O
role	O
(	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
)	O
characteristics	O
,	O
tracking	O
unit	O
or	O
character	O
status	O
and	O
positions	O
or	O
distances	O
,	O
animating	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
sounds	O
and	O
voice	O
and	O
resolving	O
combat	O
(	O
shooting	O
and	O
close	O
combat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Role-playing	O
games	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
which	O
computer-assisted	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
programs	O
were	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-aided	O
role-playing	O
game	O
programs	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
game	B-Device
masters	I-Device
and	O
players	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
is	O
a	O
poker	B-Application
calculator	I-Application
,	O
which	O
determines	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
probability	O
of	O
winning	O
,	O
losing	O
,	O
or	O
tying	O
a	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
example	O
of	O
computer-assisted	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
growing	O
in	O
popularity	O
among	O
role-playing	O
game	O
players	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
projector	I-Device
or	O
flat	O
screen	O
monitors	O
to	O
present	O
maps	O
or	O
other	O
visual	O
elements	O
during	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
