Online Games For Business

Online Games for Teaching Business Concepts and Ideas Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D.

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Lazy Wasting Time Rotting Brain Anti- Social

Kids ages 8-10 play video games for about one hour every day. Digital divisions. Report by the Pew /Internet: Pew Internet & American Life . US Department of Commerce 87% of 8- to 17-year old children play video games at home. Male teenagers play 13 hours of console video games a week .

70 percent of the players of The Sims are women under age 25 Unfortunately, this game highlights a sexist stereotype So does this game And this one Hottest selling kid’s PC game from May 2004 to July 2006 was Princess Fashion Boutique

Females play 5 hours a week of console games. They make up the majority of PC gamers at 63%. Almost 43% of the gamers are female and 26% of those females are over 18.

Gamer 1.0 4 2 3

Gamer 1.0 4 3 Where is my opponent going to go next? In what direction should I try to move the ball? How will the ball bounce off the wall?

Gamer 2.0

Gamer 2.0 Should I shoot the aliens on the end or in the middle or all the bottom aliens first? How long do I have to shoot before an alien shoots at me? What is the pattern these aliens are following?

What actions should I take based on this information?

Gamer 3.0

Gamer 3.0 Where do I explore first? What activities are of the most value? What must I do to achieve my goal?

What variables do I balance to keep my person happy? How should I manage my time?

Gamer 4.0

Gamer 4.0 What activities give me the most return for my efforts? Can I trust this person who wants to team with me to accomplish a goal?

What can we create together?

254 Institutions of Higher Ed in 37 states have game programs 80% of parents play video games with their children and 2/3 of gamer parents feel playing games brought their families closer In 2009, 25% of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from 9% in 1999