Spartan Villa
To aid in this challenge, Spartan Villa bridges this gap by creating a realistic financial system embedded in a fun, low-pressure game world. Spartan Villa introduces the player to critical financial concepts through the virtual management of a college house, making the player responsible for expanding and maintaining their house by utilizing their finances effectively. Paying bills on time, allocating funds to the proper accounts, and monitoring their monthly spending are important aspects of the gameplay; ultimately this allows the player to purchase rooms to expand their house, host social events to attract future tenants, and increase their overall credit score.
By successfully completing these tasks, the player is able to learn effective money management skills and increase their financial literacy in a way that is engaging as well as accessible to a younger audience.
Game Development Team:
Chad Fleming: Game Designer
Ben Symczack: Programmer
Kristina Cunningham: 2D Artist
Matthew Vorce: Programmer
Alex Lockwood: Programmer
David Cornelius: Programmer
Release Date: October 2012