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Mateo
@mateoacsta.bsky.social
building a free video game to teach finance in classrooms
visit alorafinance.com
Success needs to feel real!
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Error analysis is massive. Making mistakes is an incredible way to learn, especially with potentially abstract topics like math and finance.

That's the premise of what I'm building... make mistakes using real financial tools to learn finance!
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
That’s awesome! Those are the experiences that bring real education and can be remembered down the road!

If interested, check out the link in by bio and let me know where I can improve. It’s free!
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Click the link in my bio for more info, or to use Fortune Valley!

Any feedback is also so helpful! Happy learning!
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's the important stuff. Those are the results I am striving to help build!

Encouraging info, thanks!
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A game like Fortune Valley might be right up your alley!

Check out my profile to learn more!
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wonderful point, and something hard to solve... until you bring those exact experiences into the classroom with a simulated game.

You no longer have to have a parent who has bought a car to tell you how, but you can play a game that shows you how. At least that's the idea inspiring Fortune Valley!
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Or a tool so easy to use you'll learn it yourself!

(check out alora finance's curriculum, Fortune Valley 😁)

Uses game-based learning to give students experiences to learn from, not articles.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How was that experience? Would you have benefited from the ability to have your students experience things like missing a loan repayment, losing money in the stock market, buying a house, etc?

That's the type of educational tool I'm trying to build. Any feedback is gold! Thanks!
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Alora Finance's curriculum Fortune Valley includes taxes, insurance, budgeting, investing, and credit education.

The goal is to make it not just worksheets and videos, but a game that allows students to experience the financial decisions they'd experience in the real world. Interested? Opinions?
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In the US, 30/50 states require it. It's a great push, but not yet there

When speaking about the curriculum taught, it is not so focused on providing real practice using the tools that are so important (loans, stock market, insurance, etc).

I'm aiming to change that by building my life sim game!
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Unfortunately, that's a common story, but the good news is 30 states now require a semester-long financial literacy education course.

I'm but one small force in the push to a youth with better financial literacy skills, as it is vital for success.
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
They have some great resources at an unbelievable price (free) lol. Do your students respond well to those digital lessons, or do you mix in more hands-on, simulation-type activities too?
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Content relevance seems like a cheat-code. Abstract topics, like finance, can make more sense when you apply your learnings to something more personal, no?

What would your opinions be on a personal finance life-like simulation to engage students to learn finance, or maybe even math?
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Financial literacy education seems like a way to also build a better understanding, no? Could be a way for students to apply their learnings in a real-world way.

Any research into this?
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM