Startup Spirits
Startup Spirits is a computer game that creates awareness around entrepreneurship at universities in a fun and unconventional way.
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Students as future entrepreneurs
“Uni is almost over. Final thesis in progress. But, hey, it seems like there’s a buzz about us students starting up our own companies. And, apparently, there’s a bunch of people ready to help. Maybe, I should go for it? Hmm… guess it’s too late now.”
This is a classic situation: The majority of students are on the verge of graduating before they realise that they can do something else with their skills and knowledge, something other than aiming for a salaried job, which is often hard to get in the midst of a financial crisis. At this point, many students also realise that there is a lot of help at hand if they want to start their own businesses (see the Student’s Guide to Entrepreneurship ).
The big question is how to get students in their first year of university to start considering themselves as would-be entrepreneurs, so that they have enough time to work on ideas, networks and business plans.
Why gaming?
Startup Spirits might just be the answer. It’s an online edutainment computer game. The visuals, sounds, features and structure are assembled as in ‘normal’ computer games, but in Startup Spirits the student must use an entrepreneurial mindset to score high. Obviously, playing the game does not lead directly to the creation of a startup. It is all about the mindset – planting the thought and letting it grow – in a fun and engaging way.
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Video: Startup Spirits event at Studenterhuset
Video: About Startup Spirits
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Play now
Register your user profile today and start playing at www.startupspirits.dk
Download the Startup Spirits ringtones
Startup Spirits lounge ringtone
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Download Teacher’s Guide
Startup Spirits Teacher’s Guide
Contact
Senior Project Manager Frank Mathiasen (about the game and entrepreneurship)
Project Assistant Mia Maja Hansson (events and activities in the Copenhagen area)