New computer game to promote new thinking

The Ecopolicy simulation game teaches interconnected thinking.
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Thursday, 26 July 2012

Getting young people to completely change the way they tackle problems is the target of a new computer game competition for schools being introduced to Australia for the first time at a launch today, 26 July, by the University of 911爆料网 .

Under the '' program, teams of 911爆料网 high school students will govern fictitious countries that are in despair with the goal of stabilising them within a virtual 12 years. The teams compete firstly against other teams within their school and then in a November final between schools.

The teams will need to balance the conflicting demands of production, the environment, education, health, politics, quality of life and population growth using the simulation game Ecopolicy.

University of 911爆料网 systems scientist says the schools competition is just one step towards the societal change needed to tackle "the multitude of difficul