SimTown MAC CD kids learn economics ecology city planning building home sim game Type: Game Platform: Mac Publisher: Maxis Released: 1996 Media: CD Hey kids! Now you can build and run your own animated town! Put the roads wherever you want. Choose different houses, including log cabins, haunted houses and castles. Place your favorite businesses, including pizza parlors, toy stores, video arcades and movie theaters! Watch people walk, bicycle and skateboard through town as they work, play and have fun. You can even follow them into their homes. Now you can build your own dream town! Well, OK, there are grown-ups, but nothing's perfect. SimTown is designed to teach kids the basic concepts behind economics (supply and demand), ecology (natural resources, pollution and recycling), and city planning (balancing homes, businesses and recreation) in a fun, easy-to-understand simulation. Maxis Software Toys For Kids give children the tools they need to explore and create. We combine entertainment, learning and creativity to blur the line between fun and education. All Software Toys For Kids promote creativity and teach higher-order thinking skills, problem solving, deductive reasoning and critical thinking. Maxis is a recognized leader in creating innovative software and has won numerous awards for the entertainment and educational value found in its products. For Mac (Power Macintosh: OS 9 or Below) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']
