The course follows this style:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/dec05/pollice/index.html

About LoD:
http://ctrl-shift-b.blogspot.com/2008/06/distilling-law-of-demeter.html

Derivative Trading Robot

Maintain a flow experience in the developers of the robots
see materials

Possible way to develop the game:

Developing artificial life form:

4 Genes: agents
Buying
DerivativeCreation
RawMaterialCreation
FinishedProductCreation

Mating based on wealth
choose agents randomly from parents
with higher probability from higher ranked player

Players die after k rounds or when they run
out of life energy.

which genes will survive?

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educational games:
http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Proposal%20for%20Educational%20Software%20Development%20Sites.pdf

http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Why%20Games%20Engage%20Us.pdf