BOSTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iThrive
Sim won the bronze award in the GLAMi Award 2021's Interactive
and Immersive category. Created by iThrive Games in
partnership with Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum,
iThrive Sim is an innovative virtual augmented reality experience
that provides an opportunity for meaningful and engaging learning.
The sim is currently used with museum-based, hybrid, and virtual
visitors, and in traditional educational spaces.
According to the website for MuseWeb, the host of the GLAMis,
"The annual GLAMi (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums)
Awards recognize and celebrate innovative projects in the cultural
heritage sector."
Susan E. Rivers, PhD, Executive
Director and Chief Scientist at iThrive Games, sees immersive games
as a true opportunity to support visitors in social and emotional
learning.
"Play is important for all of us," she said. "It brings us
together in community. Play helps us create new solutions to
problems...solutions we wouldn't have thought of
otherwise."
iThrive Games is pleased to offer three iThrive Sim civics
scenarios for learners who are high school aged and older: Lives in
Balance, which explores collaboration and compromise during a
pandemic, Leading Through Crisis, which explores responsible
decision-making during a critical national event, and Follow the
Facts, which explores media literacy during a natural disaster.
Mira Cohen, Director of Education
at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, says the virtual
simulation was an important way to keep visitors connected during
the pandemic, and beyond.
"Through engaging audiences in meaningful and fun in-depth
experiences, using historical records and government documents, we
are able to increase our audience base, keep our current audience
base engaged and further appreciation for the value of record
keeping to our democracy," she said.
To learn more about iThrive Sim, visit
https://ithrivegames.org/ithrive-sim/. To learn more about
additional programs at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and
Museum, visit https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/.
ABOUT iTHRIVE GAMES
iThrive Games prepares teens to thrive by meeting them where
they are and working in partnership towards a world where all have
the voice, choice, and agency to reach their full potential. We use
games and game design to equip teens with the social and emotional
skills they need to be healthy and resilient.
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