A Serious Game is an application with a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. What sets these applications apart from traditional video games is their focus on problem solving as well as specific and intentional learning outcomes to achieve serious, measurable, sustained changes in performance and behaviour. A Serious Game usually has the look and feel of a video game, but is actually a simulation of real-world events and processes, and is sometimes also referred to as an edugame.

Flow, also known as “the zone”, is a mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment.

One prerequisite of experiencing Flow is a good match between a person’s skill level and the difficulty of the challenge he or she is trying to meet.

Tasks too easy result in boredom; too difficult lead to anxiety. The challenge for managers is to find their employees’ equilibrium.

V-Tools:

• provide inexpensive, real-time feedback
• allow managers to deeply engage with ideas by incorporating interactivity
• allow structured analysis of an executive’s behaviour
• allow different scenarios to be tested
• can be rolled out easily to many managers
  

Psychometrics is the science that focuses on statistical measurement of psychological states. Psychometric instruments measure knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes, and personality traits. The most effective knowledge transfer products in the current market are the new Assessment and Evaluation serious games based which are based on psychometrics. FLIGBY + LeadWell operate on a sophisticated psychometric leadership-profiling platform that analyses & benchmarks 29 key leadership competencies that support employee engagement while balancing true-to-life triple bottom line pressures.

To date, many thousands of individuals have played, and the time ranges from 4 to 7.5 hours. The speed varies depending on how focused a player is, how deeply they delve into the issues, and how extensively they make use of the Media Library.

• Players receive a score on each of the 29 key competencies out of 100, and on each competency they are ranked in relation to the general playing population, and/or players from a particular industry sector who have completed play. Scores are automatically generated at the end of gameplay. The continuous recording of every stroke of every player, as well as the complex statistical analysis of the results, are done routinely in the automated and pre-programmed algorithm embedded in FLIGBY’s sophisticated Master-Analytics-Profiler (MAP).

• Players are also evaluated on their ability to successfully balance a triple bottom line: Flow (social interactions), profit and environmental sustainability. There is no precise formula for achieving this balance; various combinations of decisions can lead to good results.

• Additionally the enhanced version provides players with a strategic and detailed LeadWell Assessment that evaluates their empathy and tolerance orientation in the workplace, along with ability to identify and address inappropriate behaviour, including bullying and harassment.

All players receive a diagnostic Flow-Leadership Report, which is a personal performance profile produced in real time and is based on 29 key leadership competencies.

• The first part of the Profile summarizes the main messages and key values of the FLIGBY Simulation.
• The second part of the Report lists the “key performance indicators” (KPIs) and the virtual characters’ subjective feedback on the Player’s performance.
• The third part of the Report is an unbiased analysis of the Player’s 29 Flow-Leadership Skills. The skill measurement is based on those key managerial decisions that the Player made throughout the Game.
• The last part gives more details and explanations about the Game: additional KPIs, and Mr. Fligby’s subjective opinion about the Player’s leadership practice

The enhanced version provides players with an additional and unique LeadWell Assessment, which includes the LeadWell Index (developed with the Mental Health Commission of Canada) and Bonus Conduct Challenge. This new and innovative assessment provides a deeper dive into the player’s ability to make optimal empathetic, tolerant choices, and identify and address inappropriate, bullying and harassing behaviour.

Yes, you can play as part of group, with multiple players participating at the same time, but each person plays their own game and receives their own Diagnostics package. Groups that play together can also receive a team assessment that is an aggregate of scores of the group of players. This is highly useful to organizations that are strategically looking at their management cadre to: identify talent strength, gaps, needs; address individual and/or team training and development; and/or trigger dialogue on corporate workplace priorities and then drive sustainable change.

• Set aside time to play the game! The best strategy is to spend concentrated periods of time on a few occasions, and try to stop at the end of a scene; however, the system records where you stopped, so you will start in that same spot.

• Avoid multitasking – these games are real-life simulations, requiring strong focus. It is easy to forget earlier details that may become important later on. Without appropriate attention, you can be misled more easily by some of the characters that are motivated to get what they want.

• Please note also that once you have been prompted for a decision in a scene, the preceding video segment cannot be replayed. If you need a short break, pause the video segment or the game. Note that after about 10 minutes of inactivity, you will be logged out. Afterwards, you can login again and you will be automatically at the place where you stopped before.

These V-Tools can be played on multiple devices, including laptops and tablets. Your device must have an Internet connection, a valid e-mail address and a Flash-enabled web-browser. Instructions are provided for which browsers (including Firefox, Google Chrome, and Puffin) are recommended on which devices to achieve an optimal experience. Find Adobe’s official Flash Player help center here.

https://www.fligby.com/get-fligby/

ReWhyr Inc. & ALEAS Simulations have set up infrastructure to protect the privacy of all client data, storing data on local servers as required. Clients have the option of storing data on EU-based servers where regulation & compliance are currently the most stringent in the world.

For Canadian clients, ReWhyr Inc., has set up servers located exclusively in Canada for all personal data, and which respect and comply with Canadian Privacy laws as outlined by the Canadian federal Act - Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/pipeda/).

In addition to ALEAS Simulations Inc. and ReWhyr Inc. who have access to stored gameplay data, and follow FLIGBY Terms of Use (https://www.fligby.com/terms-of-use/):

• Individual players receive their own personal information in real time.
• Organizations that purchase the game for use within their business determine who receives individual player results beyond the players themselves (e.g., human resources, etc.)
  • Team results are aggregates of the total individual scores that comprise that team and therefore anonymous.
• In blended learning situations it is most likely that instructors/coaches will have access to the scores in order to help interpret as well as assist with the next steps in individual or team learning plans.

Once you register and pay, you can play for up to and including 180 days (six months). This allows players an opportunity to replay and experiment with “what if” situations.

It is recommended that the license be used twice if the goal is establish a baseline using the diagnostic and then to test for improvement after training and development to address the areas needing improvement.

See the FLIGBY + LeadWell^TM In Action section for additional information.