SUMMARY

Thrive ‘n’ Shine is a financial literacy game for teens and young adults. Users progress through a 2D world, learning about financial concepts and earning money by completing games. Thrive ‘n’ Shine is free to play.

GOALS

Thrive ‘n’ Shine is a mobile game teaching teens and young adults about personal finance. The game aims to maintain student engagement by balancing financial concepts with fun.

APPROACH

Users download the game for free on their mobile devices, and can immediately begin playing. Users navigate a 2D world, stopping to work and make money (simple spatial logic games), incur costs for food, shelter, and fun, and interact with embedded avatars.

According to the company website, key concepts learned by students include budgeting, student loans, earning potential, credit scores, bankruptcy, and many others.

Thrive ‘n’ Shine also provides curriculum to teachers using the product in school. The game is designed to be played either in the classroom, or as homework for students.

IMPLEMENTATION

Thrive ‘n’ Shine is available for iOS or Android devices.

PRICING

Thrive ‘n’ Shine is free to use.