Here’s your oxymoron for the day: “serious games.”
Brandeis and IBM are teaming for a “serious games” pilot program that aims to marry Generation Y’s video game fascination with practical business skills … like dealing with the IT department.
From Campus Technology:
“The interactive, 3-D game [dubbed "Innov8"] has the look and feel of a video game, but corresponds with non game events such as business operations.”
This is one of those situations where I’d kill for an online demo (Blast those IT dudes with Responsibility Phasers! Find the mythical ROI Translator and woo the CFO!).
Kidding aside, I have a basic impression of how this program would work, but I wish I could experience it first-hand. If anyone has links to similar programs, please post them below.
