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Resources on Simulation, Business, and Technology

Accessibility: Maximizing the Number of People Who Use Your Simulation - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Michael Bean explains why simulations should be more like Las Vegas than Monte Carlo. Making web simulations accessible means making your simulation as accessible as possible. In this article, Michael describes four major hurdles to accessibility and several specific things that you can do to maximize the number of people that try your simulation.
http://www.forio.com/accessibility20010729.htm

Why Prototyping is a Good Idea - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Avoiding risk when making decisions that are difficult to retract (as opposed to reviewing risk factors after the fact) is why business prototyping is so important. This article provides three rules for when to prototype and some guidelines on how to create simulation prototypes.
http://www.forio.com/article20010502.htm

Simulating a Story: Making Simulations Lively, Relevant, and Educational - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Will Glass-Husain explains how a simulation is like a good novel. Good novels and simulations need a solid story to make them exciting, credible, and memorable.Well-written simulations have compelling settings, plots, and themes. In this article, Will provides four guidelines for writing a solid simulation story.
http://www.forio.com/article_story.htm

Blending Online Simulation with Classroom Instruction - (Found June 29, 2008 )

At the Training Directors' Forum, Will Glass-Husain kept hearing people talk about Blended Learning. More than once he was asked "Are your simulations blended" Blended learning refers to using a mix of delivery techniques to teach learners. This article describes how simulations complement online instruction and vice-versa.
http://www.forio.com/article_blending.htm

How to Create a Web Simulation - (Found June 29, 2008 )

This tutorial will teach you how to build models and simulation web interfaces to those models. By the end of the tutorial, you will have learned how to develop a user-friendly web simulation. This is an active, hands-on tutorial. Throughout the tutorial, you'll be building a simulation. You'll start with writing model equations and then you'll design a web interface.
http://www.forio.com/broadcast_tutorial.htm

Leadership in Action Simulation: Lead a Team to Achieve its Goals - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Imagine that you lead a development team responsible for writing a new software application. Your team has most of the skills they need to complete the project, but they're going to need your help and leadership. You need to make sure that your team has completed a high-quality application within six months, but if you get it done sooner, that's even better
http://www.forio.com/lead.htm

PDASim: Become CEO for Ten Minutes - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Experiment with new strategies for growing a high-technology business as you manage a company selling handheld computer organizers. In PDA Sim, you learn through experience how to manage a portfolio of products across multiple product lifecycles. Learn how to use financial data to make pricing and product line decisions. Experience how your decisions can have consequences many years into the future.
http://www.forio.com/pdasim

How Simulations are Used in Workshops: Simulation Learning Sequences - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Typically, a business simulation is just one part of a complete e-learning program or workshop. Preparation, summarization, and testing are essential to help learners interpret and structure their experiences from the simulation. There are different simulation learning sequences that can be built to achieve these objectives.
http://www.forio.com/simuses.htm

What Makes a Simulation Fun Twelve ways to make your simulation fun. - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Michael Bean explains why fun simulations create memorable experiences where people play and learn without being forced. A community of players can form spontaneously around fun simulations. Without trying hard, simulation users develop and internalize rules for success that they can intuitively apply in the real-world. The article provides twelve specific ways to make your simulations more fun.
http://www.forio.com/fun_20010702.htm

The Four Key Attributes of Successful Simulations - (Found June 29, 2008 )

Successful simulations are fun, accessible, clear, and educational. This article explains why through two example simulations-- one competitive strategy 'war game' simulation used by a group of business managers involved in change management and AgLand, a simulation used to help farmers and policy makers better understand the effects of subsidies on soil erosion, water quality and farmer livelihood.
http://www.forio.com/facevalue20010531.htm