Group 2 evaluation

The name of game that we are going to evaluate is Lemonade Tycoon. It is available in this link (http://www.download-free games.com/simulation/lemonade_tycoon.htm ). This game is suitable for students in grade 6-9. In this game the student notice and learn how to manage many aspect of establishing a lemonade business, also how to prepare a recipe, set prices, sell lemonade in different locations, how to keep an eye on changing of weather, supplies, advertising, stock exchange and follow the news. In this game, the student will learn how to monitor the weather and read the news headlines in order to evaluate the consumer trends and try to attract the most customers. Then estimate how much ingredients he is going to buy, set his price and wait for the sales to come. Also, decide where he wants to invest his money in upgrade in order to increase sales and productivity. So, to be able to sell lemonades, he will learn that they have to buy supplies which are sugar, lemons, ice cubes and cups; of which they have to have enough to start the day and make one pitcher of lemonade. Also, that ice melts without refrigeration and both sugar and lemons. Once the student decides the right amount of supplies depending on the weather, then he has to prepare the right recipe of all the required ingredients depending on the weather as well because you need different amounts of ingredients for the recipe. Then he would need to set the right price for the day to make profit, the hotter it is the more people will be willing to pay which is an advantage for you. Also, he has to evaluate the location of his stand whether you could invest their money somewhere else to make more profit and at the same time invest your money on advertising which will increase the number of customers. Keep in mind that the student has an option of upgrades available to them to use which include kind of stands, juice machine, shade maker, cash register, fridge, lighting and ice maker.

It has been proved that the games which include adventure and much logical process are the best choice for students. It gives learners several of educational methods such as how they can plan for business, how they can solve problems, how they can manage money and how they make balance between saving and spending. In this game, students can learn; evaluating, planning, mathematical skills, structure and creativity. Thinking logically to solve problems can be the most important advantage of this game. Also, the game structured easily so, learner does not have to be computer professional to play the game. This game as you can see, it motivates the student positively. Moreover, feedback can be displayed by using text and images so seller can improve his recipe in order to increase the profit.

However, there are some disadvantages lack of mesmerize graphic interface can be one of disadvantage. In addition, many challengeable levels of the games should be considered to enable students' motivation. Also, the activity not have a broad range of challenges or possibly several qualitatively different ranges of challenge, so that the player may not obtain increasingly complex information about different aspects of her/himself. Rules of win are somewhat unclear and difficult to understand. The game is mostly too long for what it offers.