Startup simulation game

About WaterImpact:

In the picturesque but now troubled land of Flowerland, climate change has led to a critical shortage of drinking water. You and your friend have the unique opportunity to step into the shoes of social entrepreneurs. Your mission is to locate underground water sources and construct wells, with the primary goal of supplying as much safe water as possible to the residents.

Mission Overview:

• Maximize social impact by supplying safe water to Flowerland’s residents.
• Develop a sustainable business model with reasonable profits.

This simulation game provides a unique blend of entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, and social impact – offering a hands-on experience that goes beyond textbooks.

About the Developer:

Steve Ahn, an accomplished entrepreneur from South Korea, meticulously crafted the game. Steve Ahn achieved a successful IPO with his company LEADIS TECHNOLOGY INC. in 2004. Since 2014, he has been contributing his expertise at the Institute Startup KAIST, Korea’s leading technical university, and K-School. Steve is dedicated to promoting tech-based startups and fostering a healthy startup ecosystem in Korea.

We believe that your participation in WaterImpact will not only be a memorable experience but also contribute to your understanding of social entrepreneurship and the real-world challenges associated with water scarcity.

We look forward to having you join us for this immersive simulation game and together make a positive impact in Flowerland!

Do you want to test drive being an entrepreneur without the risk of disappointing investors and losing your job?

Do you want to understand what terms like VC, angel investment, market report and product development cycles mean?

Do you want to play a fun game, meet new people from science and economics and connect with a Korean entrepreneur and professor?

Battman is a software based startup simulation game. The crash-course in managing a tech startup is played in groups of 2 to 4 students per startup. The game is structured in rounds. Each round the students decide about hiring people, investment in development, production for the next season, etc.

After every round the startup will develop depending on the decision the team made. The teams themselves are embedded in a simulated market consisting of roughly 5-8 other startup teams. Over time, there will be successful startups as well as some startups that went bankrupt.

BattMan was developed by Steve Ahn. Steve Ahn is an entrepreneur from South Korea who had a successful IPO with his company LEADIS TECHNOLOGY INC. in 2004. Since 2014, Steve Ahn is working for the Institute Startup KAIST, Korea’s leading technical university, and K-School promoting tech-based startups and helping build up a healthy startup ecosystem in Korea.

In collaboration with The Faculty of Business and Economics, WWZ.