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Me Tycoon
Me Tycoon teaches young people about career resources and opportunities.
Me Tycoon is a casual, simulation game that offers young people a way to find out more about resources and opportunities about future careers.
Young people often lack the resources, help or opportunities to think about their career. Being able to find out about different types of work, get to grips with transferable skills, or discover the changing nature of the jobs market usually doesn’t happen until well after leaving school.
We set out to create a captivating and satisfying online experience that would encourage young teenagers to proactively explore career opportunities; combining videos of real people doing real jobs within a game world based on skills, activities and money to determine happiness.
We built an online social game that encourages players to explore and develop their virtual life, and compete with others to rise to the top.
Players have the ability to choose between studying, taking up hobbies and choosing from a wide range of career paths. They can also go shopping, take up activities and hobbies, and watch informative videos.
Money management also plays a key role within the game by presenting players with common challenges and problems with financing a particular lifestyle.
Funder:
Nesta
Price:
Free
Awards:
Games for Change Festival 2010 Learning and Education Award Nomine
ITSEC 2010 Award Finalist
Contact:
contact@playgen.com
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I think the game is a wonderful game. However, it would be much better if you could save your game so you don’t have to create a new person every time you log in (not everyone stays on the computer for hours trying to be able to retire like me). I loved the fact that you had to get certain qualifications to get a job. It made the game very realistic. I know it would be hard, but if you could add a personal life factor into it (such as relationships), this game would be amazing. Overall I think the game is well put together. Great Job!
I found that the game was a virtual version of the board game life. However it was more technical and personal based compare to the board game. The concepts of harvesting skills and allowing the gamer to have somewhat control over their own fate were well embedded into the game. It was sometimes overwhelming with all the different pop ups yet this could also be considered a good simulation of the stress of reality. I thought overall it was a fun game to play and I found myself playing it longer than I should have considering the amount of work I have.
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