LEMONADE TYCOON fresh-squeezed LEMONADE! Megan Bennett.
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Transcript of LEMONADE TYCOON fresh-squeezed LEMONADE! Megan Bennett.
GOAL
make the most money you can running a virtual lemonade stand
learn entrepreneurship
learn to interpret customer feedback
what do you try to do?
ENJOYMENT
reminds you of having a lemonade stand when you were a little kid
compete against players from across the world to see who can make the most profit
practice marketing techniques (more fun way to study)
why is it fun?
GRADING CRITERIAhow are you scored?
the higher your profit, the better you did
as you learn to interpret customer feedback and purchase ingredients more effectively, the greater your profit margin will become
CONTROLShow do you play?
use your mouse to:
- purchase ingredients
- adjust lemonade recipe
- change the price of your lemonade
STRATEGIES
“listen” to watch the customers are telling you about taste and price
purchase supplies effectively
- buy cups and sugar in bulk
- buy only the amount of ice and lemons you will need for that day
how do you improve your score?
SIMULATED ASPECTSwhat does this teach you?
how a small business is run
the process of entrepreneurship
marketing techniques
- meeting the demand and wants of customers
IMPROVEMENTShow can it be made more
educational?
make players calculate the profit themselves instead of automatically
have players recalculate their own budget after purchasing supplies
QUESTIONS
game length?
- each game lasts for 30 days in Lemonade Tycoon time which can take as little as 15 minutes in real time
saving games?
- games cannot be saved to return to at another time
what else might players want to know?
QUESTIONS
pay to play?
- Lemonade Tycoon is free to play online
where can I find it?
http://games.kotaberita.com/2008/08/lemonade-tycoon-online-games.html
what else might players want to know?
REFERENCES
"Lemonade Tycoon." Web. 6 Sept 2009. http://games.kotaberita.com/2008/08/lemonade-tycoon-online-games.html