"Vixi: A Master's Way" is an educational game developed by E. Cherkasova (Philosophy) and D. Zinoviev (Math and Computer Science), Suffolk University, Boston.

1. Vixi: on the Tech Side
“Vixi. A Master's Way” is an educational game
developed by E. Cherkasova (Philosophy) and
D. Zinoviev (Math and Computer Science), Suffolk
University, Boston
2014–15

2. System Architecture
Gamer
Game Client
vixi.xml
built-in
vixidb
Game Server
Administrator
MySQL
db
Vixi
Builder
web
vixidb
upload scores

3. Components (1)
● Vixi database (vixidb)
– School descriptions, situations, responses,
quotations
– XML file (can be built-in, read from a local
file or downloaded from the Web)

4. vixidb in XML (fragment)

5. Components (2)
● Game client
– Written in Java (requires a Java installation,
works on Windows, Mac, Linux)
– An HTML5/Web version—planned

6. Game Client

7. Components (3)
● VixiBuilder
– GUI for building the vixidb
– Web-based, works in any good browser
– Password-protected, admin password required

8. Vixi Builder