I'm Not A City Planner, But I Play One in Video Games

Today IBM is releasing a new video game called CityOne that reportedly is like SimCity but with more serious environmental and economic issues at stake. And yes, the gamer plays the role of a city planner.

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May 4, 2010, 7:00 AM PDT

By Tim Halbur

From Fast Company: "The ultimate aim for this so-called "serious game" is to teach laypeople how to better cope with complex modern problems by showing them the forest of solutions that have to be brought to bear, ranging from technological wizardry like smart grids, to better IT, to smart environmental policy."

FULL STORY: IBM's CityOne Is Like Sim City, Except the Solutions Are Real

Monday, May 3, 2010 in Fast Company

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