The Global Warming Interactive Simulation is a serious game that explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political, and science policy decisions. The simulation, developed by a nine person team headed by Professor Michael Hillinger and simulated with Forio Broadcast produces estimates of the CO2 emissions over a period of 100 years. The model also takes into account social and economic variables such as development of alternative energy sources, taxes on carbon production, unemployment levels, and even public opinion.

Advergaming is the practice of using computer games to advertise a product or service. Last year, Oracle, through Grey Advertising, commissioned Forio to develop an advertising simulation (adversim) that explains how Oracle’s ERP systems and databases can improve Lean Manufacturing. Like other companies that sell sophisticated products and services, Oracle has traditionally offered white papers through its website as a way to educate potential customers and generate leads. This year Oracle decided to experiment with a more interactive approach through the Lean Manufacturing Simulation. While advergames have been targeted ...

This simulation, developed by Harvard Business School professor Rogelio Oliva, analyzes the service capability of organizations with experienced and inexperienced staff. Many service organizations rely on specific skill sets that need to be developed through apprenticeship and on the job training. Under these circumstances, personnel development consumes a significant fraction of organizational resources and limits the organization’s growth rate. This simulator permits to assess the impact of different growth scenarios on the service capability (productivity) in this type of organizations.

What is the true cost of business travel? The Travel Fatigue Calculator developed by Industrial Organizational Psychologist Dr. Joel Widzer estimates your full costs of travel based on travel fatigue. You will be asked to enter information about your compensation and upcoming trip. You can use this model to assess an individual employee’s cost per trip or organizational cost by entering mean averages of annual travel indicators.

A relatively poor and powerless community finds itself beset with multiple health afflictions and adverse living conditions. Although the community has employed various programs to keep things from getting worse, the problems are also not getting any better. Outside agencies could help by offering three broad types of assistance. Your goal is to reduce the community's burden of affliction (the average number of unhealthy days per person per year) as much as possible both during and after assistance. Simulation developed by Dr. Jack Homer for the Syndemics Prevention Network of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...