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Pilot Study: Immersive Financial Education for Building Positive Money Habits

Where: OSCC Keynote 2
When: 5 years ago [9 Dec 2018 17:30 SLT]

Pix-Elated(TM), a virtual space on the Kitely(TM) grid, teaches financial concepts to youth ages 13 and up. It is designed to help individuals build positive money habits by capitalizing on the affordance of the virtual space as an immersive, challenge-based learning environment. Visitors practice navigating real-world decisions using realistic budgeting, planning, spending, saving, and sharing exercises, without real-world risk of failure or consequence. The lessons learned through the practical and fun vi