[seul-edu] New educational app--economics

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

I just saw this on Linux for Kids:

http://www.s-line.de/homepages/simutrans/simutrans/english/simu/simu.html

Simutrans is a transport and economical simulation game. There are
versions for Linux, BeOS and Windows available. Simutrans has not
yet reached production state, but it is quite possible to build big
transport networks between the industries and cities.

The player can create bus and rail connections and transport
passengers, mail and goods in and between cities and industries.
Even passenger ferries and oil tankers are included in the game.
Goods are produced by industries from raw materials, sometimes over
many steps of intermediate products. I.e. coal and iron ore are
needed to produce steel in a steel mill. Oil may be transformed to
plastics in a refinery. Plastics and steel are used to build cars by
the car industry. Finally the cars are sold in the cities. Now they
need gas to run, which also will be produced at the refinery.

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