Wicket Gaming subsidiary Wegesrand and Joachim Herz Foundation expand cooperation to enlarge "Isle of Economy" economic learning simulation game

The Hamburg-based Joachim Herz Foundation and Wegesrand, a leading provider of playful digital learning solutions, are expanding their collaboration. In this iteration of the project, the foundation is investing more than 1,15 MSEK (100,000 EUR) in the economic education simulation game „Isle of Economy“, short „IOE“ in several sub-projects as part of an extensive update, including improved usability and a graphic overhaul.

Over the past four years, the two partners have been working successfully to develop „Isle of Economy“ into an outstanding knowledge transfer tool in the fields of economics, business administration and democracy education. The intensive cooperation is now expanding further.

The application is already  used in many schools in grades 8 and higher. At the Didacta trade fair in Cologne (February 20th to 24th), the Joachim Herz Foundation will present the latest version of the project as part of its own trade fair presence.

Wegesrand´s CEO, Thorsten Unger, comments:

"For us, the Joachim Herz Foundation is an important partner and one of the protagonists when it comes to economic education. It therefore fills us with pride that we are further expanding our cooperation and will continue to do so in the coming year"

About Joachim Herz Stiftung
The Joachim Herz Foundation, named after its founder, the Hamburg based entrepreneur Joachim Herz (Beiersdorf, Tchibo), promote knowledge and education in the fields of  natural sciences and f economics as their central concern is  to ensure the future viability of our society.

 

For further information, please contact:

Eric de Basso, CEO, Wicket Gaming AB
E-mail: [email protected]  
Phone: +46 70 780 52 00

 

 

About Wicket Gaming

Wicket Gaming is a Swedish gaming and digital education company consisting of two verticals, Games and EdTech. Within the Games vertical, the business idea is based on developing and distributing free-to-play games ("F2P") within mobile games for Android and iOS. Within EdTech, the Company focuses on developing products in genres such as Game-based Learning and Serious Games, it is in these areas that Wicket Gaming has identified the greatest synergies between the Company's two verticals.

For more information, see Wicket Gaming's website www.wicketgaming.com

About Wegesrand

Wegesrand is a provider of interactive educational products, with a focus on playfulness. The company is a multi-awarded supplier of high quality learning solutions in the field of gamification, serious games and game-based-learning, including interactive experiences for museums, K12 school education and corporate learning applications. www.wegesrand.net