Live a Different Life!
Discover the game that lets you live an amazingly accurate simulation of life and shows you how you can make things better.
In a Lifetime is an incredibly realistic life simulation in which virtually anything that happens in life can happen in the game. Moreover, the game has been painstakingly designed so that the results of your actions and decisions closely mirror those that you get in life. This realism means that as you discover good and bad strategies in the game, you acquire learning that you can apply to your actual life. This is a game that helps you see your future, understand yourself, and learn how your life’s outcome can be shaped by the choices you make.
A flight simulator teaches pilots to fly planes. In a Lifetime teaches you how to live life!
In a Lifetime is a computerized simulation game for individuals, schools, mental health professionals, coaches, businesses and community organizations. This simulation has been based on over 40 years of research into the design of simulation games to positively impact attitudes and behaviors. Its research-based and holistic approach helps players learn life skills in the same way they will learn them in real life, through making choices and experiencing for themselves the outcome of their decisions. This process creates a sense of personal believability in the results, encouraging transfer of game learning to individuals' lives. Similarly, the game also requires decisions to be made not in isolation, but rather in an interactive web of all of the challenges life entails. Learning life skills in this holistic fashion parallels how individuals must operate in the world and teaches principles that will be helpful in real life.
The simulation allows you to create and live out the life of yourself or someone else. You can also play the lives of an endless number of randomly created characters. Over the course of the game, you make choices about education, relationships, careers, family, health, and more. Always, you will see how your decisions are the major factor determining the degree of success and happiness you experience.
In a Lifetime is an easy and fun game to play. But, it is also a powerful tool for personal growth, self-discovery, and empowerment, that helps you discover the infinite possibilities of your life story.
Supporting Mental Health Professionals, Community Organizations, and Coaches in Inspiring Personal Growth and Reflection for Individuals
In a Lifetime is a powerful tool for mental health professionals, community organizations, and coaches as they work to help individuals strengthen their minds and abilities. The simulation teaches people how to live their lives with empathy, a proactive approach, and the belief that they have the power to positively impact their own life.
Bringing Real World Social Emotional Learning to Classrooms
In a Lifetime brings relevant and diverse life experiences into the classroom. High school, college, and university students can engage in authentic learning and reflection opportunities that allow them to better understand their social and emotional needs and improve their decision making skillsets.
Providing Life Guidance for Individuals and Assisting Parents in Teaching their Children About Life
In a Lifetime gives individuals understanding of the different stages of life. Players have the chance to try different strategies and learn the best way to respond to the challenges and changes each phase of life presents. The game also helps one see how they can become a stronger person who is better able to overcome their problems and more likely to achieve their goals. Parents will also find that In a Lifetime is a unique and enjoyable way to teach their children the skills of good life decision making. Playing together can be a bonding activity for the family.
Creating Interactive Development Opportunities for Businesses
In a Lifetime promotes critical thinking and a deepened understanding of our framework for decision making. Employees are encouraged to grow together as a team as they work through the life of a character, tackling important issues such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as work life balance. Through these experiences, employees expand upon their development both personally and professionally.