The previous post talked about serious games in the non lucrative area. Indeed they appeal to me for their educational prospects… others tend to be interested in other goals:

http://www.chiquita.be/game/: the game of Chiquita Belgium is a strategy game. The player builds up and manages a banana plant farm while respecting employees and environnement. In the past the company was criticized in these two fields : environnement and non respect for workers. Efforts were made and the situation may have changed. The thing now is to get a ‘clean’ public image. Thus the game is the way for them to explain how they manage their company and to emphasize on their efforts.

http://www.turnitalloff.com/: there are three steps. The first one gives information only, then you get the serious game and finally there is a calculator to evaluate electricity savings. The goal is to have the player realize how much he/she can save each time light is switched off whenever not in use. The true aimed public is companies: this is a game by 1E, an international firm that sells products able to switch off computers every night.