Alyce from Northcote Intermediate reflects on her use of the ElectroCity website with her class.

1. ‘ The Lure of the Computer’ By Alyce Gardiner Northcote Intermediate School

5. Comments from the Students….. There should be more games out there like this so that parents can be proud to let their children learn and play on computer games at the same time!”

6. “ This is a good game to play because you learn about taxes, how to care for your environment, why you need coal and gas, how to save and reduce the amount of unrenewable resources, how to keep people happy in case you’re ever in charge of a team or a group, how to earn money, how to save money, share markets and trading shares and how to be fair to other people. So, basically all the things you need to run a town or city.

7. Everyone should play Electrocity because they learn all these valuable life lessons that you would definitely need when you leave home, get a job and become an adult.

8. My all round judgement on Electrocity is that it is a very well thought out game and is perfect for young minds like myself.

9. “ Electrocity is a game that makes you think about the environment you live in.” “ I enjoyed Electrocity because it is a lot like Sims. I learned that making a city, getting electricity and balancing stuff out is a lot harder than I thought.” “ Electrocity is an amazing computer game. It is the most fun homework yet. I liked it so much I stayed in during breaks to play it. Electrocity introduced me to many things about cities, the environment and responsibility.” “ The competition between students was amazing.”

11. “ It is amusing and you can play it over and over without getting bored. You can also try out new things each turn like different ways of making money, lowering taxes etc.” “ I think this game is very fun with friends and also, as you play you get better and better.” “ I learned from this game that you don’t just sit and do nothing as a mayor, you have to work on new stuff and create a nice place to live in.”