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Gazillionaire

Gazillionaire . A game to stimulate the mind. What is Gazillionaire?. A simulation game Single player game Multiply player game Compete against 6 computer players Similar to Monopoly. What will be required of students?. To understand supply and demand

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Gazillionaire

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  1. Gazillionaire A game to stimulate the mind

  2. What is Gazillionaire? • A simulation game • Single player game • Multiply player game • Compete against 6 computer players • Similar to Monopoly

  3. What will be required of students? • To understand supply and demand • When working in teams, they need to take a risk by providing their opinions or offer advice • When playing as a single player they need to take risks • Interpret data

  4. What does Gaz offer students? • Life skills such as banking / interest / loans • Decision making • Ethical and moral choices • Advancement of skill level • Collaboration • Competition • Fun and engaging

  5. Other benefits to Gaz • It is a non gender based game • It is a non culture based game • It is a non country based game • It is a non violent based game Each of these reasons allows the student to participate in a non judgemental game

  6. What will be required of teachers? • How to adjust the game student • The reason for the student playing the game • The skills that students will develop • How to link it to long term plans • How to use it to focus on specific skills or processes

  7. Gazillionaire downloads from http://www.lavamind.com/download.html

  8. What does research say about gaming? • … a large majority of teachers believe there are educational benefits: 91% thought they developed motor and cognitive skills, and 60% believed they would develop thinking skills and acquire specific knowledge. Sited from Computer games 'motivate pupils' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4608942.stm

  9. Gazillionaire Activity Links to HOTS & HOMS

  10. Some important background to Gaz. • It was selected as a Finalist in the Ziff-Davis Shareware of the Year Awards and was ranked in the Top 5 of all strategy games. • It's used in schools and colleges around the world to teach business, math and economics. • Gazillionaire was selected as the Best Strategy Game of the Year by PC Computing Magazine. • It also won the Golden Triad Award by Computer Game Review Magazine.  • It's a wild, intergalactic game of business strategy.  Sophisticated real-world economic tools help you determine where supply meets demand as you race to build your trade empire. • Six people can play at a time on the same computer or by email over the Internet.

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