Learning Simulation & Serious Game Profile: Budget Hero

Title	Budget Hero
Version	2
Other versions	1
Sponsor/Producer	American Public Media
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Company Description	American Public Media is one of the largest producers of public radio programming in the world, reaching 16 million listeners via nearly 800 radio stations nationwide each week.
Description	“Budget Hero” is an engaging and journalistically sound game encourages you to think through the complexities and challenges of the U.S. federal budget and the major policy issues. It frames the policy debate as a set of federal budget choices determining how money will be raised and spent. Budget Hero requires you to make tradeoffs and confront compromises inherent in balancing a budget. Can you become a Budget Hero, create a sustainable government and stay true to your values?
Categories/Folksonomy	Budget, Policy
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Price	Free
Link	http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/budget-hero
Demo Available
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Platform(s)	Web Browser
Customizable (1 to 10)	1
Special Hardware	None
Toolkit/Language used
Year Designed	2008
LMS Integration/ SCORM
Skill Level (Corporate/Military/Government)/Grade Level (Academic)	High school
Student time	30 minutes
Available ([O]pen / [R]estricted by Organization / [N]o longer Available	Open
Single player/Multiplayer	Single
Category:	Serious Game