A new SimCity type game from...IBM?!..

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3 total messages Started by Zank Frappa Tue, 04 May 2010 06:33

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Author: Zank Frappa
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 06:33

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"CityOne, a smarter planet game. Your mission: Level-Up your skills and
discover how to make our Planet smarter, revolutionize industries and
solve real-world business, environmental and logistical problems using
IBM solutions." 

Someone said it looks like a long commercial for IBM under the guise of a 
game and I'd have to agree but will remain cautiously optimistic.

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/innov8/cityone/index.html

Re: A new SimCity type game from...IBM?!..

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Author: Doug Jacobs
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:30

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Zank Frappa <email@mail.com> wrote:
> "CityOne, a smarter planet game. Your mission: Level-Up your skills and
> discover how to make our Planet smarter, revolutionize industries and
> solve real-world business, environmental and logistical problems using
> IBM solutions." 
> 
> Someone said it looks like a long commercial for IBM under the guise of a 
> game and I'd have to agree but will remain cautiously optimistic.
> 
> http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/innov8/cityone/index.html

Sounds like a recruiting tool to me, ala 'The Last Starfighter'.

Only this time you get to be CEO of IBM and save the crumbling empire.

-- 
It's not broken.  It's...advanced.

Re: A new SimCity type game from...IBM?!..

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Author: Arty
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 00:43

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On Mon, 10 May 2010 12:30:43 -0500, Doug Jacobs <djacobs@rawbw.com>
wrote:

>Zank Frappa <email@mail.com> wrote:
>> "CityOne, a smarter planet game. Your mission: Level-Up your skills and
>> discover how to make our Planet smarter, revolutionize industries and
>> solve real-world business, environmental and logistical problems using
>> IBM solutions." 
>> 
>> Someone said it looks like a long commercial for IBM under the guise of a 
>> game and I'd have to agree but will remain cautiously optimistic.
>> 
>> http://www-01.ibm.com/software/solutions/soa/innov8/cityone/index.html
>
>Sounds like a recruiting tool to me, ala 'The Last Starfighter'.
>
>Only this time you get to be CEO of IBM and save the crumbling empire.

Each point represents a layoff, go for the high score.

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