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==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 name="Blazic2012">{{cite journal|title=Analysing the Required Properties of Business Simulation Games to Be Used in E-Learning and Education|date=2012|volume=4|issue=6|doi=10.4236/iim.2012.46039|journal=[[Intelligent Information Management]]|first1=Andrej Jerman|last1=Blažič|first2=Claudia|last2=Ribeiro|first3=João|last3=Fernandes|first4=João|last4=Pereira|first5=Tanja|last5=Arh|pp=348–356|url=http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-8701202_25175.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722180905/http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-8701202_25175.htm|archivedate=2014-07-22|deadurl=no|accessdate=2014-12-14|publisher=[[Scientific Research Publishing]]}}</ref><ref name="NoMobile2009">{{cite web|publisher=[[ZAO Publishing House Seven Days|ZAO Publishing]]|title=Лапша на уши|trans-title=Noodles on the Ears|date=2009-04-24|accessdate=2016-01-05|work=Nomobile.Ru|url=http://www.nomobile.ru/texts/34701.html|deadurl=no|archivedate=2009-04-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428161825/http://www.nomobile.ru/texts/34701.html}}</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'' 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 name="NoMobile2009">{{cite web|publisher=[[ZAO Publishing House Seven Days|ZAO Publishing]]|title=Лапша на уши|trans-title=Noodles on the Ears|date=2009-04-24|accessdate=2016-01-05|work=Nomobile.Ru|url=http://www.nomobile.ru/texts/34701.html|deadurl=no|archivedate=2009-04-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428161825/http://www.nomobile.ru/texts/34701.html}}</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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Gamification stuff we love: Simformer - Gamification Nation|url = http://gamificationnation.com/gamification-stuff-we-love-simformer/|website = Gamification Nation|access-date = 2016-02-22|language = en-GB}}</ref>
''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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Gamification stuff we love: Simformer - Gamification Nation|url = http://gamificationnation.com/gamification-stuff-we-love-simformer/|website = Gamification Nation|access-date = 2016-02-22|language = en-GB}}</ref>

Revision as of 08:57, 26 February 2016

Virtonomics
Available inChinese
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian
OwnerGamerflot Trading LTD
Created byVirtonomics Team
URLvirtonomics.com
RegistrationRequired

Virtonomics is a massively multiplayer, turn-based, serious game,[2][3][4] persistent, browser-based, online business simulation game[5][6] developed by Gamerflot Trading, published by UAB Marilana and launched in 2006.

Gameplay

Virtonomics resembles Trevor Chan's business simulation game Capitalism 2.[7][8] It simulates the basic principles and processes of businesses in a competitive environment.[9] 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.[10]

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

In the game, players may engage in agriculture, exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing, trade, foreign exchange market trade, finance, personnel management, marketing, logistics, scientific research and other business processes.[4][11]

Virtonomics has a political simulation module where players can participate in election on three levels: city elections to became a mayor, government's election and president's election. Players-politicians can change taxes, custom dues, rent rates, transportation fees and regulate budget which affecting macroeconomics of the game world.

At the beginning of a game, the player is given the opportunity to start their own virtual company and to develop it, competing with the other players.[12] The player receives a starting amount of virtual currency at the beginning of a game. Virtual money is used to pay for in-game expenses and investments. It can be gained by selling products and services to other players and the population.[citation needed]

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.[7][8][13] The game entered the global market in 2009 with a freemium model, and was translated to several other languages. Some universities and business schools have used the game business simulation Virtonomics as a training tool.[14] In addition to the freemium model, revenue is generated by product placement; for example, in 2009, the Russian Standard Bank partnered with GamerFlot Trading to include a branded in-game item in Virtonomics that gave bonuses to players.[15] It had gained 550,000 players by 2010.[16] In 2016, simformer - an educational platform based on Virtonomics, provides economics courses to colleges and universities (Palestine Polytechnic University,[17] UniCredit,[18] Vilnius University[19])

Community

Mostly players communicate in Virtonomics forums, chat rooms and via internal mail. In addition there are communities in the most popular social networks: Facebook,[20] Twitter,[21] LinkedIn[22] and Reddit.[23] English, Spanish and Russian speaking communities are the most active in the game.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Virtonomics.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ D, Lallana (2013-10-03). "Simproduction: a multi-player online serious game to understand the basics of business administration" (PDF). D. Lallana, P. Garaizar. analyzed key business management serious games (i.e., INNOV8, Virtonomics)
  3. ^ "Business Simualtion Software – short review | ETU". www.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  4. ^ a b Manuela, Cruz-Cunha, Maria (2012-02-29). Handbook of Research on Serious Games as Educational, Business and Research Tools. IGI Global. ISBN 9781466601505.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Morabito, Vincenzo (2015-01-31). Big Data and Analytics: Strategic and Organizational Impacts. Springer. ISBN 9783319106656.
  6. ^ Dale, Holt (2011-09-30). Professional Education Using E-Simulations: Benefits of Blended Learning Design: Benefits of Blended Learning Design. IGI Global. ISBN 9781613501900.
  7. ^ a b Экономическая онлайн-игра "Виртономика" названа лучшей игрой 2007 года (in Russian). Mail.Ru. 2008-01-29. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2010-03-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b "ВИРТОНОМИКА" – ЛУЧШАЯ БРАУЗЕРНАЯ ИГРА!. Business Press (Alliance Media) (in Russian). Alliance Media National Business Partnership. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Лапша на уши" [Noodles on the Ears]. Nomobile.Ru. ZAO Publishing. 2009-04-24. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2016-01-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Gamification stuff we love: Simformer - Gamification Nation". Gamification Nation. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  11. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.entcom.2014.07.003. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  12. ^ "Serious Games Society: Virtonomics - business simulation game". marketplace.seriousgamessociety.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  13. ^ Chinarova, Catherine (2006). "Бизнесмен играющий" [Business Gaming] (PDF). Бизнес-журнал (in Russian). 36 (24): 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-05. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Reventar III, Vicente (2012-11-27). "ITM122X: Gaming and Management Games" (PDF). Ateneo de Manila University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2014-12-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Nikulin, Andrei (2009-12-28). "Русский стандарт внедряется в Виртономику" [Russian Standard introduced in Virtonomics]. MoneyNews. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2016-01-05. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blazic2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "الطلبة المقبولين للإشتراك في بيئة محاكاة الاعمال SimFormer | كلية العلوم الإدارية ونظم المعلومات". casi.ppu.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  18. ^ "UniCredit Bank выбрал платформу Simformer для обучения сотрудников - CNews". CNews.ru. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  19. ^ "VU Faculty of Philology - "Virtonomics": Community manager/Copywriter, SEM Manager". www.flf.vu.lt. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  20. ^ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  21. ^ "Virtonomics (@Virtonomics) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  22. ^ "Virtonomics - online business simulation game". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  23. ^ "Business simulation game • /r/Virtonomics". reddit. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  24. ^ "Virtonomics: Play to become a virtuoso entrepreneur". On Serious Games. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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