I have always been interested in simulations. In fact my favorite game of chess was designed to simulate war. This game like any other simulations engage the participants in situations or events that would be too difficult and unsafe in the real world.
According to Aldrich there are four different types of simulations:
1. Branching simulations- he likens it to adventure books. An example is a mock customer encounter.
2. Business school spreadsheets- it sows the results if you change one variable to another, for example inventory, sales and profits, price and outsourcing of products or services.
3. Game based simulations- like a quiz show. For example my daughter has a game in Wii “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?”
4. Product- based simulations- it shows how and where a particular product works. Most of these products are created by Flash, which was formerly owned by Macromedia now by Adobe.
I too, like simulations in an education. The participants are engaged and is interested in learning more. I like that you showed advantages and disadvantages when using these tools to stimulate the students. This framework allows me to decide which research I will embark upon or which tool to implement in my classroom.
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