LEMONADE TYCOON

fresh-squeezedLEMONADE!

Megan Bennett

GOAL

make the most money you can running a virtual lemonade stand

learn entrepreneurship

learn to interpret customer feedback

what do you try to do?

ENJOYMENT

reminds you of having a lemonade stand when you were a little kid

compete against players from across the world to see who can make the most profit

practice marketing techniques (more fun way to study)

why is it fun?

GRADING CRITERIAhow are you scored?

the higher your profit, the better you did

as you learn to interpret customer feedback and purchase ingredients more effectively, the greater your profit margin will become

CONTROLShow do you play?

use your mouse to:

- purchase ingredients

- adjust lemonade recipe

- change the price of your lemonade

STRATEGIES

“listen” to watch the customers are telling you about taste and price

purchase supplies effectively

- buy cups and sugar in bulk

- buy only the amount of ice and lemons you will need for that day

how do you improve your score?

SIMULATED ASPECTSwhat does this teach you?

how a small business is run

the process of entrepreneurship

marketing techniques

- meeting the demand and wants of customers

IMPROVEMENTShow can it be made more

educational?

make players calculate the profit themselves instead of automatically

have players recalculate their own budget after purchasing supplies

QUESTIONS

game length?

- each game lasts for 30 days in Lemonade Tycoon time which can take as little as 15 minutes in real time

saving games?

- games cannot be saved to return to at another time

what else might players want to know?

QUESTIONS

pay to play?

- Lemonade Tycoon is free to play online

where can I find it?

http://games.kotaberita.com/2008/08/lemonade-tycoon-online-games.html

what else might players want to know?

REFERENCES

"Lemonade Tycoon." Web. 6 Sept 2009. http://games.kotaberita.com/2008/08/lemonade-tycoon-online-games.html

fresh-squeezedLEMONADE!

“One glass,

please!”