SimCity 4
It's not merely a game; it's an experience. It's a time to build, trade, zone, plan, develop, imagine, relax, focus... you name it. It's a place of freedom and unlimited possibilities. What I like the most about SimCity is that the game even helps you understand how an economy works.
When you begin to build a SimCity, as a mayor, the first thing you have to do is to provide your city with the basic services. You develop zones and build roads, and you provide the zones with power and water. These zones at first are residential and industrial because a city needs sims (simcity's people) and sims need jobs. More industries, means more jobs for sims, and more sims means more possibilities for the industries and commercial development.
It's a long road before high tech industries settle in the city. In the beginning, industries will be basic industries. They will pollute and the jobs they provide will be very low pay, but hey, this is an important first step before the economy diversifies. For ever increasing wages we need to educate sims. We need to provide sims with increasing levels of education; fund schools properly; build colleges, build libraries, museums, and universities; and fund them properly. This is a challenge for the city budget, but it can be done if the city's funds are administered properly and responsively. It's surprising I'm sounding serious talking about a game, but that's the cool part of SimCity. It can submerge you into the intricacies of the administration of a real city.
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