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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

#IBM own serious version of SimCity and it is #free

I wonder if the game will be extended to allow for collaboration and development of own scenarios by players across the world. I'm thinking 2nd Life meeting SimCity meeting social networking.

Amplify’d from www.fastcompany.com


IBM Launches Its Version of SimCity

IBM CityOne
It's intended to help officials, agencies, and developers solve real-world problems ripped from the headlines--such as climate change, electrical grid management, banking and retail supply chain crises. In total, there are more than 100 scenarios in the game.

The free game is proving to be popular. Over 8,000 people have pre-registered since it was announced in May, and hundreds of players across the globe have started playing since CityOne launched on Monday.

Can we harness our love of games to make real change? Decide for yourself--CityOne is available here.

Read more at www.fastcompany.com
 

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