GEO Gaming Simulation  

 

GEO is an computer-assisted strategic business gaming simulation with an international entrepreneurship orientation. It may be used in conjunction with an academic program, or independently as a competitive event. The simulation is a multi-player game that tracks individual participants, who may be assigned to groups.

The simulation is an Internet-based client-server Windows application that requires Microsoft's .NET Framework, which older computers can download from Microsoft's support Web site.

To see how the simulation functions, download GEO Demo. Select Run/Open at all security prompts, unless your browser gives you only the option of saving the program, in which case you should save the program to the desktop and launch it from there afterwards. When the program unzips and launches itself, an Access-to-GEO dialog box will appear. Select the Register button, and register yourself using a fictitious name. When you OK the registration, the program's main frame will appear. You can do anything you like at that point. When the demo exits, it cleans up after itself, leaving nothing on the computer.

The audio-visual modules below require Windows Media Player Version 9 or greater. Narrative descriptions are in PDF format.

Support Information

Contact: Precha Thavikulwat
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Click here to download and install a sample version of GEO. The sample version is populated with many participants and companies. It shows what the game looks like in the middle of the exercise. As with the demo version, you register by depressing the Register button on the Login dialog when the program runs. The installed program resides on the computer after it exists, so you can re-launch GEO through Windows' Start button. Use Windows' Add or Remove Programs utility to uninstall the program.

If the installation fails or if you prefer not to install the sample version, click here to download and run the sample version without installing it.
 

Click here to download and run a presentation about GEO, produced for the 7th International Business Week conference in Braga, Portugal, April 26 - May 1, 2009.

 
Audio-Visual Module Narrative Description
Registration How participants register
Founding a Company How to found a company and start production
Consuming Products How to bid for consumer products
Advice View Box The Advice View Box that appears over the main window
Expand Company How to expand a company through employment
Your Standing How to see where you stand
Merging With Competitor How to merge with a competitor
Propose National Policies How to propose policies for your nation
Material and Energy Ventures How to venture into the material and energy industries
Material and Energy Executives Executive actions of the material and energy industries
Clothing and Food Industries Entering the clothing and food industries

Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to pthavikulwat@towson.edu.
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Last modified: 02/27/12.