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{| style="background:#3D5A3D; width:100%; align:center; " |- |__NOTOC__ |<h1 align="center"><span style="color:white">The Virtual Credit Union on the Teen Grid of Second Life</span></h1> |} The Teen Financial Literacy Education Game is a financial literacy education game that teenagers can play in the Second Life 3-D online virtual world. It was jointly developed by the VITAL Lab at Ohio University, Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union, and Filene Research Institute. The objective of the game is to learn how to manage one's finance throughout his or her lifetime in a simulated environment. SLURL (Location of the Credit Union island on the Second Life Teen Grid): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Credit%20Union/89/116/24/ Sims: "Credit Union," "Credit Union 2" (Both in TG) {| cellspacing="6" width="85%" align="center" |- valign="top" |width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid gray; color: #000; background-color:#AAFCAA"| <div style="padding: .4em .9em .9em"> === News === * [http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/vitalwiki/index.php/Credit_Union_Financial_Education_Game_Screenshots#Phase_2 Phase 2 Screenshots] * [[Media:Financial Literacy Game Poster-2.ppt | Financial Literacy Game Poster ]] for Student Research and Creative Activity Expo 2009 * [[Credit Union Island Opening Event Press Release]] ** [http://thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=27495&TM=56788.88 3/11/09, The Post, "Credit Union Island dispenses 'edutainment' at financial seminar"] ** [http://gamefwd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158:credit-union-island-teaches-financial-skills-in-second-life&catid=5:gaming&Itemid=42 3/6/09, GameFWD, "Virtual Finance Teaches Real Financial Skills in Second Life"] ** [http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/vitalwiki/images/c/ce/CEO_2009_2_23_online.pdf 2/23/09, The CEO Report, "Credit Union Island goes live" (page 7)] ** [http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/09/products021109-2.html 2/12/09, Credit Union National Association, "Now open in Second Life: CU Island"] ** [http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/08-09/February/359.cfm 2/12/09, Ohio University Outlook, "Boosting financial literacy a click at a time"] ** [http://www.cob.ohiou.edu/newsDetail.aspx?id=641 2/9/09, Ohio University College of Business, "Finance Professor Helps Develop Virtual Game"] ** [http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/09/system020309-9.html 2/4/09, Credit Union National Association, "Filene to pilot Virtual Finance in Ohio school".] ** [http://www.cujournal.com/article.html?id=200902039CYMWWEB 2/4/09, Credit Union Journal, "Filene Institute Develops Virtual Finance 3D Project"] [[Credit Union Financial Education Game News|(more...)]] === Events === * '''Thursday March 12, 2009:''' [[http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/vitalwiki/images/4/47/CU_March_12_event_flyer.pdf 4th Annual Financial Literacy Student Seminar]] ** Play a hands-on 3-D “virtual world financial responsibility game developed on the Second Life Teen Grid.” ** [[Credit Union Island March 12, 2009 Event Student Walkthrough]] ** [[Credit Union Island March 12, 2009 Event Planning]] * '''Jan 29 and Feb 11, 2009:''' [[Credit Union Island Opening Event]] [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Events|(more...)]] === Featured Screenshots === {{#widget:Picasa user=sozercan album=5332489770564088801 width=400 height=300 captions=1 autoplay=0 }} [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Screenshots|(more...)]] </div> |width="50%" class="MainPageBG" style="border: 1px solid #006633; color: #000; background-color: #98E198"| <div style="clear: right; text-align: left; padding: .4em .9em .9em"> === Featured Videos === {{ #widget:YouTubeid=7XYdxCeOWZs }} * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RECLk_-_rNI How to play the game] * [http://bobcat5.cs.ohiou.edu/what_sl_can_do_stream.mov What SL Can do for your Educational initiatives] * [http://bobcat5.cs.ohiou.edu/other_options_stream.mov Other options available in the Future] [[VITAL_Movies#Credit_Union_Movies|(more...)]] === Main Topics === * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game (for players)]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game (for adopters)]] * [[Credit Union Game Instructions]] * [[Credit Union People]] * [[Credit Union Game surveys]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Related work]] * [[Credit Union Game Paper]] * [[Credit Union Lesson Plan]] === Development === * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Feature Request]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Bugs]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Phase 1]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Phase 2]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Car Quest]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Home Quest]] * [[Credit Union Financial Education Game Videos]] </div> |} === Partners === * Project partners: [http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu Ohio University], [http://www.filene.org Filene Research Institute], Member United Corporate Federal Credit Union.

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