So a bit of a light-hearted follow up on yesterday’s post about states making laws to combat deceptive ticketing practices. I have to give much love to Ticketing Professionals (UK) Conference for creating a series of games for the ticketing community.
About a month ago I became aware of their Usher Rusher game where you have to seat people as fast as you can while watching out for VIP or special access patrons. It wasn’t until the last week or so I discovered they have a whole series of games, including one where you play as a ticket speculator where you try to buy low and sell high and a wack-a-mole style game where you try to smackdown ticket touts.
There is even a theater management game where you set ticket prices, marketing budget, and “balance public interest with customer satisfaction.”
I feel so seen!
But also, this may be way too close to what I do at work to be fun.
Check out the whole arcade of six games
The games are probably not aimed at professionals in the industry, but are they accurate enough simulations to serve training functions for college students?
A few of the games are really more about reflexes than skills to can apply professionally. The one where you play as a theater manager or ticket speculator have more strategic elements. I am not sure they really mimic the real world other than making people a little more generally aware of the factors theaters must balance.