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{{Infobox Website
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|title = ''Virtonomics''
| name = Virtonomics
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| logo = Virtonomics logo.png
|genre = [[Business simulation game]], [[Massively multiplayer online game]], [[Strategy Game]], [[Turn-based strategy|Turn-based]], [[strategy games]], [[business game]], [[Simulation]], [[serious games]], [[Tycoon|Tycoon games]]
| type = [[Business simulation game]], [[Massively multiplayer online game]], [[Strategy Game]], [[Turn-based strategy|Turn-based]], [[strategy games]], [[business game]], [[Simulation]], [[serious games]], [[Tycoon|Tycoon games]]
|url = [http://virtonomics.com virtonomics.com]
| url = [https://virtonomics.com virtonomics.com]
|language = [[Chinese Language|Chinese]]<br />[[English Language|English]]<br />[[French Language|French]]<br />[[German Language|German]]<br />[[Russian Language|Russian]]<br />[[Spanish Language|Spanish]]<br />[[Ukrainian Language|Ukrainian]]
| language = [[English Language|English]]<br />[[French Language|French]]<br />[[German Language|German]]<br />[[Russian Language|Russian]]<br />[[Spanish Language|Spanish]]<br />[[Ukrainian Language|Ukrainian]]
|modes = [[Multiplayer]]
|registration = Required
| registration = Required
|owner = Gamerflot Trading LTD
| owner = Gamerflot Trading LTD
|author = Virtonomics Team
| author = Virtonomics Team
|launch date = December 11, 2006
| launch_date = December 11, 2006
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|slogan = Business is a game!
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'''''Virtonomics''''' is a [[massively multiplayer online game|massively multiplayer]] [[business simulation]] video game developed by [[Cyprus]] indie developer Gamerflot. It allows the players to be in charge of fictional start-ups in several industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/margarita-hakobyan/2-types-of-brain-games-that-can-substantially-improve-your-decision-making.html|title=They're all building and managing start-ups in various industries, in an open world with endless scenarios}}</ref> There are three different versions available: Entrepreneur, Business War and Tycoon.
'''''Virtonomics''''' is a [[massively multiplayer online game|massively multiplayer]], [[turn-based strategy|turn-based]], [[serious game]], [[persistent browser-based game|persistent, browser-based]], online [[business simulation]] game<ref>{{Cite book|title = Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9lx0BgAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2015-01-31|isbn = 9783319106656|language = en|first = Vincenzo|last = Morabito}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Professional Education Using E-Simulations: Benefits of Blended Learning Design: Benefits of Blended Learning Design|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=COqeBQAAQBAJ|publisher = IGI Global|date = 2011-09-30|isbn = 9781613501900|language = en|first = Holt|last = Dale}}</ref> developed by Gamerflot Trading, published by UAB Marilana and launched in 2006.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
''Virtonomics'' resembles [[Trevor Chan]]'s business simulation game ''[[Capitalism 2]]''.<ref name="InternetRU2008"/><ref name="BusinessPress2008"/> It simulates the basic principles and processes of businesses in a competitive environment.<ref>{{Cite book
''Virtonomics'' resembles [[Trevor Chan]]'s business simulation game ''[[Capitalism 2]]''.<ref name="InternetRU2008"/><ref name="BusinessPress2008"/> It simulates the basic principles and processes of businesses in a competitive environment.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} There are no predefined victory or failure conditions, and the game does not end. Players define their own end goals for the game, and try achieve them using strategy and tactics. Typically, the main goal is to build a successful business amidst competition.
| url = http://www.worldcat.org/title/analysing-the-required-properties-of-business-simulation-games-to-be-used-in-e-learning-and-education/oclc/840011956
| title = Analysing the required properties of business simulation games to be used in e-learning and education
| last = Blažič
| first = Andrej
| last2 = Ribeiro
| first2 = Claudia
| last3 = Fernandes
| first3 = João
| last4 = Pereira
| first4 = João
| last5 = Arh
| first5 = Tanja
| publisher = Intelligent information management
| year = 2012
| isbn =
| location =
| pages = 352
}}</ref> There are no predefined victory or failure conditions, and the game does not end. Players define their own end goals for the game, and try achieve them using strategy and tactics. Typically, the main goal is to build a successful business amidst competition.


''Virtonomics'' is a multiplayer game, and players mainly interact with other players as well as with a computer-controlled opponent. It is turn-based game, and each turn lasts a fixed length of time. Generally, turns are a day long, and for a regular player, the game required 15 to 60 minutes a day. In 2014, the developers released a "fast realm", a [[game server]] where turns were an hour long; this was designed for players in short-term business training.
''Virtonomics'' is a multiplayer game, and players mainly interact with other players as well as with a computer-controlled opponent. It is turn-based game, and each turn lasts a fixed length of time. Generally, turns are a day long, and for a regular player, the game required 15 to 60 minutes a day. In 2014, the developers released a "fast realm", a [[game server]] where turns were an hour long; this was designed for players in short-term business training.
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Currently Virtonomics has six realms: Vera, Olga, Mary, Lien, Fast and Anna.
Currently Virtonomics has six realms: Vera, Olga, Mary, Lien, Fast and Anna.


In the game, players may engage in agriculture, exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing, retail, [[foreign exchange market]] trade, finance, personnel management, marketing, logistics, scientific research and other business processes.<ref name="Bellotti2014">{{cite journal|title=Serious games and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in higher education engineering students|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875952114000214|first1=F|last1=Bellotti|first2=R|last2=Berta|first3=A|last3=De Gloria|first4=E|last4=Lavagnino|first5=A|last5=Antonaci|first6=F|last6=Dagnino|first7=M|last7=Ott|first8=M|last8=Romero|first9=M|last9=Usart|first10=I.S.|last10=Mayer|date=2014|volume=5|issue=4|journal=[[Entertainment Computing]]|doi=10.1016/j.entcom.2014.07.003|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|accessdate=2014-12-14}}</ref>
In the game, players may engage in agriculture, [[exploitation of natural resources]], manufacturing, retail, [[foreign exchange market]] trade, finance, personnel management, marketing, logistics, scientific research and other business processes.<ref name="Bellotti2014">{{cite journal|title=Serious games and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in higher education engineering students|first1=F|last1=Bellotti|first2=R|last2=Berta|first3=A|last3=De Gloria|first4=E|last4=Lavagnino|first5=A|last5=Antonaci|first6=F|last6=Dagnino|first7=M|last7=Ott|first8=M|last8=Romero|first9=M|last9=Usart|first10=I.S.|last10=Mayer|date=2014|volume=5|issue=4|pages=357–366|journal=[[Entertainment Computing]]|doi=10.1016/j.entcom.2014.07.003|publisher=[[Elsevier]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
''Virtonomics'' is developed by GamerFlot Trading Ltd. A prototype of ''Virtonomics'' called ''Money Mania'' was released in 2004, and it ran as a non-commercial project for a few years. On 11 December 2006, ''Money Mania'' was renamed ''Virtonomics'', and released in the Russian language. The game was named by ''[[Game World Navigator]]'' as the best economic online game of 2007.<ref name="InternetRU2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.internet.ru/news/2008-01-18223 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008150820/www.internet.ru/news/2008-01-18223 |date=2008-01-29| archivedate=2009-10-08|script-title=ru:Экономическая онлайн-игра "Виртономика" названа лучшей игрой 2007 года|trans-title=Economic online game "Virtonomica" named best game of 2007|publisher=[[Mail.Ru]]|language=Russian|accessdate=2010-03-07}}</ref><ref name="BusinessPress2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_21961_aId_441881.html |script-title=ru:"ВИРТОНОМИКА" – ЛУЧШАЯ БРАУЗЕРНАЯ ИГРА!|trans-title="Virtonomics" - the best browser game!|publisher=[[Alliance Media National Business Partnership]]|language=Russian|work=[[Business Press (Alliance Media)]]|date= |accessdate=2010-03-07|archivedate=2014-07-18|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718202507/http://businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_21961_aId_441881.html}}</ref><ref name="Chinarova2006">{{cite journal|first=Catherine|last=Chinarova|page=91|title=Бизнесмен играющий|trans-title=Business Gaming|date=2006|volume=36|issue=24|accessdate=2016-01-05|url=http://b-mag.ru/PDFs/Regions/2006/2006_12_SAMARA_24.pdf|deadurl=no|archivedate=2016-01-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102221534/http://b-mag.ru/PDFs/Regions/2006/2006_12_SAMARA_24.pdf|language=Russian|work=[[Бизнес-журнал]]}}</ref> The game entered the global market in 2009 with a [[freemium]] model, and was translated to several other languages.
''Virtonomics'' is developed by GamerFlot Trading Ltd. A prototype of ''Virtonomics'' called ''Money Mania'' was released in 2004, and it ran as a non-commercial project for a few years. On 11 December 2006, ''Money Mania'' was renamed ''Virtonomics'', and released in the Russian language. The game was named by ''[[Game World Navigator]]'' as the best economic online game of 2007.<ref name="InternetRU2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.internet.ru/news/2008-01-18223|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008150820/http://www.internet.ru/news/2008-01-18223|date=2008-01-29|archive-date=2009-10-08|script-title=ru:Экономическая онлайн-игра "Виртономика" названа лучшей игрой 2007 года|trans-title=Economic online game "Virtonomica" named best game of 2007|publisher=[[Mail.Ru]]|language=ru|access-date=2010-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BusinessPress2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_21961_aId_441881.html |script-title=ru:"ВИРТОНОМИКА" – ЛУЧШАЯ БРАУЗЕРНАЯ ИГРА!|trans-title="Virtonomics" - the best browser game!|publisher=[[Alliance Media National Business Partnership]]|language=ru|work=[[Business Press (Alliance Media)]]|access-date=2010-03-07|archive-date=2014-07-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718202507/http://businesspress.ru/newspaper/article_mId_21961_aId_441881.html}}</ref><ref name="Chinarova2006">{{cite journal|first=Catherine|last=Chinarova|page=91|title=Бизнесмен играющий|trans-title=Business Gaming|date=2006|volume=36|issue=24|access-date=2016-01-05|url=http://b-mag.ru/PDFs/Regions/2006/2006_12_SAMARA_24.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=2016-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102221534/http://b-mag.ru/PDFs/Regions/2006/2006_12_SAMARA_24.pdf|language=ru|journal=[[Бизнес-журнал]]}}</ref> The game entered the global market in 2009 with a [[freemium]] model, and was translated to several other languages.
Since 2015, Virtonomics developers have begun to develop the direction of educational business simulations for training students and aspiring entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onseriousgames.com/virtonomics-become-virtuoso-entrepreneur/|title = Virtonomics: Play to become a virtuoso entrepreneur|date = 20 August 2015}}</ref>
This business simulation is regularly featured in ratings<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rankred.com/best-business-simulation-games/|title = 14 Best Business Simulation Games of 2021 &#124; Learn Economic and Strategy|date = January 2021}}</ref> and reviews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10717-best-business-simulation-games.html|title=16 Best Virtual Business Simulation Games of 2022 - businessnewsdaily.com|website=Business News Daily}}</ref> of economic and strategy games recommended for management and entrepreneurship education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inomics.com/advice/the-best-video-games-for-economists-1454883|title = The best video games for economists}}</ref>

== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist|30em}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://virtonomics.com/ Virtonomics.com]
* [https://virtonomics.com/ Virtonomics.com]
* [https://virtonomics.com/en/entrepreneur/ Virtonomics Entrepreneur]
* [https://virtonomics.com/en/business-war/ Virtonomics Business War]
* [https://virtonomics.com/en/virtonomica-big-business Virtonomics Tycoon]

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[[Category:Business simulation games]]
[[Category:Business simulation games]]
[[Category:2006 video games]]
[[Category:Browser games]]
[[Category:Massively multiplayer online games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Cyprus]]

Latest revision as of 20:23, 18 March 2023

Virtonomics
Type of site
Business simulation game, Massively multiplayer online game, Strategy Game, Turn-based, strategy games, business game, Simulation, serious games, Tycoon games
Available inEnglish
French
German
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian
OwnerGamerflot Trading LTD
Created byVirtonomics Team
URLvirtonomics.com
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedDecember 11, 2006

Virtonomics is a massively multiplayer business simulation video game developed by Cyprus indie developer Gamerflot. It allows the players to be in charge of fictional start-ups in several industries.[1] There are three different versions available: Entrepreneur, Business War and Tycoon.

Gameplay

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Virtonomics resembles Trevor Chan's business simulation game Capitalism 2.[2][3] It simulates the basic principles and processes of businesses in a competitive environment.[citation needed] There are no predefined victory or failure conditions, and the game does not end. Players define their own end goals for the game, and try achieve them using strategy and tactics. Typically, the main goal is to build a successful business amidst competition.

Virtonomics is a multiplayer game, and players mainly interact with other players as well as with a computer-controlled opponent. It is turn-based game, and each turn lasts a fixed length of time. Generally, turns are a day long, and for a regular player, the game required 15 to 60 minutes a day. In 2014, the developers released a "fast realm", a game server where turns were an hour long; this was designed for players in short-term business training.

Currently Virtonomics has six realms: Vera, Olga, Mary, Lien, Fast and Anna.

In the game, players may engage in agriculture, exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing, retail, foreign exchange market trade, finance, personnel management, marketing, logistics, scientific research and other business processes.[4]

History

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Virtonomics is developed by GamerFlot Trading Ltd. A prototype of Virtonomics called Money Mania was released in 2004, and it ran as a non-commercial project for a few years. On 11 December 2006, Money Mania was renamed Virtonomics, and released in the Russian language. The game was named by Game World Navigator as the best economic online game of 2007.[2][3][5] The game entered the global market in 2009 with a freemium model, and was translated to several other languages. Since 2015, Virtonomics developers have begun to develop the direction of educational business simulations for training students and aspiring entrepreneurs.[6] This business simulation is regularly featured in ratings[7] and reviews[8] of economic and strategy games recommended for management and entrepreneurship education.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "They're all building and managing start-ups in various industries, in an open world with endless scenarios".
  2. ^ a b Экономическая онлайн-игра "Виртономика" названа лучшей игрой 2007 года [Economic online game "Virtonomica" named best game of 2007] (in Russian). Mail.Ru. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  3. ^ a b "ВИРТОНОМИКА" – ЛУЧШАЯ БРАУЗЕРНАЯ ИГРА! ["Virtonomics" - the best browser game!]. Business Press (Alliance Media) (in Russian). Alliance Media National Business Partnership. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  4. ^ Bellotti, F; Berta, R; De Gloria, A; Lavagnino, E; Antonaci, A; Dagnino, F; Ott, M; Romero, M; Usart, M; Mayer, I.S. (2014). "Serious games and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in higher education engineering students". Entertainment Computing. 5 (4). Elsevier: 357–366. doi:10.1016/j.entcom.2014.07.003.
  5. ^ Chinarova, Catherine (2006). "Бизнесмен играющий" [Business Gaming] (PDF). Бизнес-журнал (in Russian). 36 (24): 91. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  6. ^ "Virtonomics: Play to become a virtuoso entrepreneur". 20 August 2015.
  7. ^ "14 Best Business Simulation Games of 2021 | Learn Economic and Strategy". January 2021.
  8. ^ "16 Best Virtual Business Simulation Games of 2022 - businessnewsdaily.com". Business News Daily.
  9. ^ "The best video games for economists".
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