OLPC Gets Classic SimCity
The humanitarian project, One Laptop Per Child, will be getting the 1989 city-building classic SimCity from Electronic Arts (EA). EA says that they donated the game so that third-world country children would be able to learn while having fun.
OLPC attempts to get durable, affordable computers into the hands of underprivileged children. Stating that there are 2 billion children in the developing world, the OLPC mission statement says it is “providing a means to an end–an end that sees children in even the most remote regions of the globe being given the opportunity to tap into their own potential, to be exposed to a whole world of ideas, and to contribute to a more productive and saner world community.”
EA mentioned that SimCity would be a great way to entertain children in the third-world and is also a good way to develop their decision-making skills while honing their creativity.
OLPC’s first laptops will be sent to countries including Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Haiti, Cambodia, and India by the end of the year.
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