PhillyVoice: Skyless Games to release ‘Sim City’-like game based on Philly open data

PhillyVoice’s Brandon Baker covered our game City Hall. His article is all about how we intend to give people a unique, realistic glimpse into municipal government. About the our work he wrote: “video games aren’t particularly well-known for their social impact merits, but University City-based studio Skyless Games hopes to change that perception.” He then hit the nail on the head about the nature of the City Hall experience, “you will, quite literally, be working with the same budget resources as Mayor Michael Nutter and City Council. In the game, players allocate resources to a fire department, schools, Parks and Recreation and more in hopes of creating the perfect city.”

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Read the full story here: http://www.phillyvoice.com/skyless-games-release-city-management-game/