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#GAME OF LIFE PLUS#

In the workplace, I like to express this as, “this is why we hire people instead of robots and AI!” Overall, this was a fun way to show that everyone is a designer, regardless of their job or training and that everyone has permission to make the world a better place. The project is an implementation of the Conway Game of Life, in which cells in a 2D grid are labeled as either alive or dead. It was fun play-testing the new rules and everyone seemed more engaged in the game. Rule 5: When you retire, sell your house, adding $10,000 X your spin to increase its value. Rule 4: When you sell your starter house, add $10,000 X your spin to increase the money you get back. Unlike the real-world where most people look at real estate as an investment because house prices generally go up (at least these days they do) and you would sell your house at retirement. The way The Game of Life compensates, it’s generally best to get the cheapest house. The last “unfairness” we dealt with was housing.

#GAME OF LIFE PLUS#

New base salary is determined by “previous salary plus $10,000 X your spin number at graduation”.

Rule 3: Hair Stylist and Mechanic can go back to school to open their own business teachers can go back to school to become principals. We used the now familiar “$10,000 X your spin” modifier to keep things balanced and engaging with an element of chance. “$10,000 X your spin at graduation to get your new base pay!” Me: “Let’s fix the problems you mentioned and make this more realistic!” Me: “What if we make this game better, Girls?” With a little encouragement, some slightly leading questions and examples based on their critiques of the game, we addressed their concerns and made the game more fun with some prototyping and play-testing. Kids are naturals at game design and we naturally tweak the rules when playing.

Why can’t you sell your house when you retire at the end of the game? There’s no point buying a more expensive house.

Why is the resale value of a house set in advance?.

Why can you only go back to school to learn a new job?.

The other careers in the game are not fairly compensated – what about commissions and bonuses?.

It was popularised by Martin Gardner in his. We uncovered a lot of other customer problems, including: The Game of Life is a cellular automaton devised by the british mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. This was a good conversation and me feel like I was doing a good job as a parent to inspire and educate my children. “Is this game just trying to brainwash kids to become doctors and lawyers?”

“Yeah, and in real life you can be a success in a lot of those other jobs.” “Because you’ll only win if you’re a doctor or a lawyer.” Since it was raining they tolerated me asking why a little more than usual. After a couple rounds the kids got frustrated with the predictability of the game. During some rainy days on a cottage vacation we spent some time playing Milton Bradley’s classic, The Game of Life.