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Games that teach finance

In a new game, Celebrity Calamity, individuals learn how to handle their finances.  What makes it especially interesting is that it is aimed at an unusual group of individuals who we don’t usually think of as game players – lower income women, especially single mothers. It turns out that games can make a big difference, as summarized here: players “showed a 15-30% increase in confidence in their financial skills, and a 55-70% improvement in knowledge of concepts like credit limits, credit vs. debit, APR, and finance charges.”  The game is made by Enspire Learning and the D2D Fund, and, in the interest of disclosure, I have been an advisor to the project.

April 15th, 2009 | Category: Training & Education | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed

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    Sarah:
    January 2nd, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Very interesting! Good to see games with a practical outcome. Finance is often perceived as a horrendously tedious subject. Would be awesome to see an increase of interest.

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