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Screenshot from SimRefinery. Taken from PC Magazine article “Businesses Play War Games” by Christopher Barr, June 15, 1993, 31.

John Hiles, unapologetic, reflects on SimHealth, what games can learn about cognition, and where Will Wright was wrong

John Hiles, head of Maxis Business Simulations and Thinking Tools, shares his perspective on the foundational theories of the simulation genre and responds to criticism of the value of predictive simulation games.

SimHealth

A product of Maxis’s former business simulation division, SimHealth embodies the potential and danger of using games as educational tools for public policy and debate.

Thumbnail of the SimRefinery title screen

When SimCity got serious: the story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery

The creators of SimCity had a division that made Sim games for corporations. They were never released to the public. For the first time ever, this is the story of Maxis Business Simulations.