Serious Game Classification

Sim City EDU GlassLab (U.S.A.), Electronic Arts (U.S.A.), 2013 Play it Now !

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G/P/S model

SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Educative message broadcasting
  • Training

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8-11 / 12-16 / 17-25
Students

Comments

Taxonomy
  • "EDU version uses the same code as the commercial version of SimCity and therefore the same gameplay.

    The educational aspect is increased by adding some possibiités as the use of student choice in assessment as challenges."
Exemple_Londres SimCityEDU. The platform is dedicated to teachers wishing to use digital tools such as course material, and especially to develop learners' interest in the hard sciences (Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). EDU version uses the same code as the commercial version of SimCity with the addition of the use of student choice in assessment as challenges. Study topics may cover topics ranging from politics to the land, through resource management, economics and urban development plans.

Distribution : Free
Platform(s) : Browser - Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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