Guide to Virtual U [video game]: A Simulation of University System Management SCM0445

Jenny Johnson & Daniel Hartwig
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
August 2018
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Virtual U [video game]: A Simulation of University System Management
creator: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0445
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 2000
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Scope and Contents

University management simulation video game.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Virtual U [video game]: A Simulation of University System Management (SCM0445). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Scope and Contents

Virtual U is a computer simulation game that engages participants in exercises designed to improve understanding of universities as systems. Participants take the point of view of a university president. They set institutional and departmental budgets and make decisions in areas such as faculty hiring and compensation, enrollment management, incentives for teaching and research, finance, facilities, and even parking.
Begun in 1994, Enlight Software of Hong Kong designed and developed the game, which was first released in 1997. Trevor Chan, Enlight's President, designed the previous games Capitalism and Seven Kingdoms. The Jackson Hole Higher Education Group developed the simulation engine, which was an entirely new model although it does draw heavily on the work of William F. Massy. Data to drive the engine were collected by the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Research in Higher Education. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supported the project from its inception.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Silicon Valley
Video games -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Video games.
Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

 

Virtual U: The Strategy and Technical Guide Accession ARCH-2015-099 2000

 

Virtual U: Product Manual 2000

 

Virtual U: Administrative Version 2000

Physical Description: 1 optical disc(s) (cd-rom)
 

Virtual U [version 1]

Virtual U [version 1]

 

Virtual U [version 1.3]

Virtual U [version 1.3]

 

Virtual U [version 2.1] 2003-09-17

Virtual U [version 2.1]

 

Virtual U 1.0 Strategy Guide 2000

Virtual U 1.0 Strategy Guide

 

Virtual U 1.0 Product Manual 2000

Virtual U 1.0 Product Manual

 

Virtual U 2.0 Tutorial 2000

Virtual U 2.0 Tutorial