Simulators are useful for learning in several ways:

  1. you can record and analyse the decisions taken by players;
  2. you can explore the behavior of a system, recognize patterns and formulate hypotheses, and
  3. you can test your hypotheses.

The Food Production Game is a decision game where players manage an almond farm over 50 years, trying to achieve the highest profits while using irrigation water in a sustainable manner. This is the “open” version of the game and can be played by anyone without log-in. Another version of the game requires log-in and is used to carry out laboratory experiments.

The following list of simulators have been developed to help learning aspects of system dynamics.

SellPhone

SellPhone_Decisions_smallSellphone is a byproduct of the textbook “Growth Dynamics in New Markets“. It places you in the role of the country manager of a telecom company called “NewTel”, and his responsibility is to maximize accumulated profits in the local market of Plutonia. There is a contender – RivTel. Both companies’ managers can adjust diverse decision variables to achieve their objective.

English:https://exchange.iseesystems.com/public/martin-schaffernicht/sellphone-solo
Tutorial at https://youtu.be/JWoBXrNP4NY
Spanish: https://exchange.iseesystems.com/public/martin-schaffernicht/sellphone-solo-es

Magallanes

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In Magallanes, you manage a production plant of an equipment manufacturing company. You are expected to achieve a high and sustaned growth! The simulator is part of the HERCULESS initiative – please read on in that website.

Espanol En Magallanes, usted dirige una planta de producción de una empresa que fabrica instrumentos de navegación. Debe lograr un crecimiento alto y sustentable. Magallanes pertenece a la iniciaiva HERCULESS – léa más en ésta página.

Deutsch Magallanes ist Fabrikant von Navegationsinstrumenten, und Sie sollen als Direktor einer der Produktionsstätten für schnelles und nachträgliches Wachstum sorgen. Magallanes gehört zur Initiative HERCULESS: lesen Sie auf dieser Seite weiter.

 

Isla de Pascua Espanol

¿Por qué la población original de la Isla Pascua asi se extinguió? En éste simulador – dedicado al tema de “sobrecrecimiento y colapso” – puedes intentar de evitar el colapso. Léa más en ésta página.

La Cantina

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English La Cantina is about how to avoid amplified oscillations in logistic chains – the “bullwhip effect”. Read about it in this page.

Espanol La Cantina son dos simuladores para aprender a evitar oscilaciones amplificadas en cadenas de abastecimiento, Lea más en ésta página.