Urban Jungle
Encyclopedia
Urban Jungle is an educational computer game published in Croatia
by Autoklub Rijeka and DIR. It is an educational traffic simulator aimed at kids in schools and all others that are about to drive a car. The game is free of violence and distributed as freeware
. It is financed via the advergaming
concept and with the help of government institutions. The game also promotes human welfare by giving space to the United Nations organizations UNICEF and UNODC for their campaigns. The game takes place in a virtual copy of the city center of the real city of Rijeka
, the third largest city in Croatia. It is popular not only in its country of origin, but also in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Serbia
.
The gameplay is simple: players have to deliver goods from a startpoint to an endpoint as fast as possible without making too many driving offences to gain money. This is an educational project and it should be reviewed as such—it's valuable for drivers' education and road safety. The game has been released as two titles: Urban Jungle (2005) and Urban Jungle Autoškola (2007).
The HZTK (Croatian Association of Technical Culture) has awarded its annual prize to the Urban Development team. Also, the game has been given The Award For The Improvement Of Innovation by the HGK (Croatian Chamber Of Economy), the Annual City of Rijeka Prize for outstanding contribution to education and promotion of the City of Rijeka and The Croatian Autoclub Annual Award. The Office of the President of Croatia considered this as a great educational project and the Croatian President Stipe Mesić endorsed it.
Urban Jungle was developed by Urban Development Team and supported and promoted by Kreativni odjel. They welcome any non-profit, educational and human welfare organizations to join the project for the common good.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
by Autoklub Rijeka and DIR. It is an educational traffic simulator aimed at kids in schools and all others that are about to drive a car. The game is free of violence and distributed as freeware
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
. It is financed via the advergaming
Advergaming
Advergaming is the practice of using video games to advertise a product, organization or viewpoint. The term "advergames" was coined in January 2000 by Anthony Giallourakis, and later mentioned by Wireds "Jargon Watch" column in 2001...
concept and with the help of government institutions. The game also promotes human welfare by giving space to the United Nations organizations UNICEF and UNODC for their campaigns. The game takes place in a virtual copy of the city center of the real city of Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, the third largest city in Croatia. It is popular not only in its country of origin, but also in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
The gameplay is simple: players have to deliver goods from a startpoint to an endpoint as fast as possible without making too many driving offences to gain money. This is an educational project and it should be reviewed as such—it's valuable for drivers' education and road safety. The game has been released as two titles: Urban Jungle (2005) and Urban Jungle Autoškola (2007).
The HZTK (Croatian Association of Technical Culture) has awarded its annual prize to the Urban Development team. Also, the game has been given The Award For The Improvement Of Innovation by the HGK (Croatian Chamber Of Economy), the Annual City of Rijeka Prize for outstanding contribution to education and promotion of the City of Rijeka and The Croatian Autoclub Annual Award. The Office of the President of Croatia considered this as a great educational project and the Croatian President Stipe Mesić endorsed it.
Urban Jungle was developed by Urban Development Team and supported and promoted by Kreativni odjel. They welcome any non-profit, educational and human welfare organizations to join the project for the common good.