Case Study: OSU Ag Econ improves cattle market game learning and research with InterWorks

OSU Ag Econ runs games on 21 devices with InterWorks

The OSU Ag Econ Department engaged InterWorks to update an older educational software used by students for analyzing the cattle meat market. Their challenge was to modernize this teaching tool to improve its functionality and management.

InterWorks built a multiplayer game system using the .NET Framework 2.0, which included a multithreaded remoting service and a SQL Server database. The solution also featured a custom PDA client and robust security to prevent exploitation. As a result, the clients can now successfully run games on 21 devices, allowing instructors to spend less time managing the process and more time with students. InterWorks' solution also enabled the department to better data mine the games for economic research and to improve their teaching methods.

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