EA and GlassLab Announce SimCityEDU – Inspiring the Next Generation Through Play
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–()–Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), in collaboration with GlassLab, today
announced SimCityEDU is in development, an online educational community
based on the award-winning SimCityTM videogame.
SimCityEDU will serve as a resource for classroom teachers who have a
strong interest in utilizing digital platforms as a learning tool to
drive student interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics) subjects*.
“For decades, SimCity has been embraced by the educational
community as an engaging videogame that also provides a powerful
learning experience, teaching problem solving skills through imaginative
civic gameplay”
Educators will be able to create and share digital SimCity-based
lesson plans that will encourage students to think critically about the
challenges facing modern cities. In the classroom, SimCity will
be more than a game – it will be a way for the next generation of
leaders to hone their skills through urban planning, environmental
management and socio-economic development.
“For decades, SimCity has been embraced by the educational
community as an engaging videogame that also provides a powerful
learning experience, teaching problem solving skills through imaginative
civic gameplay,” said Lucy Bradshaw, Senior Vice President and General
Manager of EA’s Maxis Label. “We want to up the ante of SimCity’s
educational influence. Through our partnership with GlassLab, SimCity will
become the foundation of a program to re-imagine learning in a way that
will inspire today’s youth to get excited about STEM education and
become the problem solvers of tomorrow.”
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter hosted a panel today, titled “Learn.
Build. Create.: Connected Learning Over the Next Four Years” at the
United States Conference of Mayors in
Article source: PRNewswire
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