MOGUL: The Classical Hollywood Studio Game
Mogul: The Classical Hollywood Studio Game is an an excellent resource for introductory film studies courses in secondary and post-secondary schools. The game immerses students in the economic, cultural, and technical challenges of the classical Hollywood studio system. Players run studios, create films, compete for box office success, and try to out earn their competitors while gaining a deeper understanding of the system that shaped American cinema.
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View the video below to see the game in action.
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To Play:
Each player is a Hollywood studio mogul.
Moguls compete to create a film, attract an audience, and earn the most money.
Throughout, players face economic, cultural, and creative challenges.
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Students play the game in a classroom
Game board
Side of the game box
Students play the game in a classroom
About
In addition to teaching film and video production courses at Grand Valley State University, Suzanne Zack is an avid board game enthusiast. When she taught GVSU's general education film studies course for the first time, she began creating an educational game that would immerse students in the classical Hollywood studio system and provide a deep learning experience.
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After ten years of research and development, Mogul: The Classical Hollywood Studio Game launched and now​ provides a high impact learning experience that deepens student understanding of the relationships between economics, culture, and technology during the classical Hollywood era.
TESTIMONIALS
"It was a fun way to learn the information and a good and refreshing break from lecture and video. The hands-on style allowed me to feel personally involved in the process and it made it more powerful and the information was easier to hold onto."
Student comment from anonymous survey
Grand Valley State University
"The game is a valuable participatory exercise which serves as a tangible teaching tool for instructors and creates a fun learning experience for the class."
Spencer Everhart
Visiting Professor
Grand Valley State University
Contact
Contact me if you want to talk about any aspect of the game.​
I am currently looking for a distributor to sell the game on a larger scale.
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