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New Zealand Government Spends $150K To Create Video Game To Teach People How To Run a Business (nzherald.co.nz)
The New Zealand government spent at least $150,000 to create a video game that shows people how to run their own business. It reportedly took 14 months and eight designers to create. NZ Herald reports: The Tycoon Game series, which consists of Restaurant Tycoon and Tech Tycoon, challenges players to use what the World Economic Forum has deemed as 10 essential skills vital for the future of employment. The educational game will teach players business skills including emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility, as well as critical thinking and creativity -- skills the Forum has this year bumped up the prescribed list. Players can level-up and earn badges for certain achievements, determined by how they manage scenarios in the game, including paying supplier invoices and wages. Do you think a video game is an effective way to teach business? If so, do you have any other games you'd recommend? A couple that come to mind include Capitalism Plus and Hot Dog Stand: Top Dog.
It took 14 months and eight designers to create.
$150K for eight people for 14 months? I don't care if it had 1993 graphics, that's still a great value!
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Emotional intelligence: Showing empathy when necessary, possibly being good at gauging how upset a dissatisfied customer is.
Cognitive flexibility: Seeing an issue from both sides.
Both of those sound important for running a successful business.
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