Rodrigo Bazaes
Finance Interactive is a financial simulator game in development. Learn about the stock market, corporate finance, and insurance while having fun (without even trying). Subscribe to the newsletter and get access to the alpha version of Finance Interactive for free, as well as weekly updates.
Finance Interactive v0.3.2 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes April 14th Finance Interactive v0.3.2 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free, only your email is required). Main Additions Introducing Industrial Sectors. Instead of having generic companies as it has been so far, now each industrial company belongs to one of 32 sectors (like Telecom, Software, Auto, etc). Each sector has its own list of projects and available names. This means, in practice, that different industries will have different characteristics, like capital...
Finance Interactive: Making Learning Fun Again!
Rodrigo Bazaes March 26th Finance Interactive: Making Learning Fun Again! Video version: I'm Rodrigo, the developer behind Finance Interactive, a financial simulator game where you will learn real-world finance while having fun (and without even trying).Before telling you all the details behind this project and how I plan to accomplish such a bold claim, let me briefly give you some background about how everything came into existence. The Crucial Insight It all started more than a year ago...
Finance Interactive v0.3.1 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes March 26th Finance Interactive v0.3.1 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free, only your email is required). Main Additions Introducing the in-game, offline encyclopedia. The encyclopedia has a dual purpose: a game manual and a knowledge repository, where all background concepts will be explained so that you get an intuition of what's happening behind the scenes. This is a work in progress, and it will be continuously updated. You can also check the online version at...
Finance Interactive v0.3 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes March 16th Finance Interactive v0.3 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free, only your email is required). Summary Version 0.3 is the second major update for Finance Interactive. Companies can now print money (i.e., issue stocks) and buy back shares from the public. Anti-trust regulations add a mechanism for stopping companies (and the players) from becoming too big. The game now simulates "The Economy," which is intertwined with interest rates and affects companies's...
Finance Interactive v0.2.1 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes February 23th Finance Interactive v0.2.1 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free; only your email is required) Main Additions Computer-controlled companies can now pay (cash) dividends. This is done at the end of each quarter. The dividend yield is always computed in relation to the last dividend. Additionally, companies are a little bit more careful when deciding whether to buy companies. Also, they may sell when they are overleveraged and need to reduce their debt....
Finance Interactive v0.2 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes February 11th Finance Interactive v0.2 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free, only your email is required). Summary Version 0.2 brings the world of corporate bonds to the simulation. No more "boring" government bonds! Whether you want to speculate in junk bonds or rely on a more steady source of income, corporate bonds allow both corporations and the player to diversify their strategies. Main Features Companies can issue bonds (once they reach a minimum market cap of...
Finance Interactive v0.1.2 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes January 24th Finance Interactive v0.1.2 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free; only your email is required) Main Additions The diagram of holdings now is tidier and more visually appealing (I think!). In particular, there are no collisions between companies. Created a market index. Similar to the S&P 500, this index picks approximately 30% of the companies with the largest market cap (including the player). This 30% is based on the number of companies chosen at the...
Finance Interactive v0.1.1 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes January 17th Finance Interactive v0.1.1 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free; only your email is required) Main Additions Acquisition of subsidiaries: Now, you can offer to buy a company owned by another. You have to offer a minimum of 51% and a premium over the market price. These values depend on the parent's CEO. They may reject your offer if it is not good enough, and you have to wait until the next turn to try again. New CEO stat: Acquisition Resistance. This...
Finance Interactive v0.1 is Released
Rodrigo Bazaes January 17th Finance Interactive v0.1 is Released Click Here to try it now (it's free, only your email is required). Summary You take the role of the CEO of an insurance company. This gives you the possibility to collect premiums from policyholders and invest in stocks and bonds. Try to become as rich as possible while keeping an eye on your solvency ratio, which measures your financial health roughly as that of an insurer. Main Features Invest in stocks and bonds: You can...
The Future of Education
Rodrigo Bazaes January 10th The Future of Education This is an attempt to put in words some of my thoughts about the tragedy of the current education system and what we can do to change that. I’m a firm believer in taking action instead of complaining, and we can all contribute to making the world we want to live in. Since working at Finance Interactive, I’ve been pondering the nature of education. I’ve always been passionate about learning, so I have a bias here. My mission of making...
Finance Interactive is a financial simulator game in development. Learn about the stock market, corporate finance, and insurance while having fun (without even trying). Subscribe to the newsletter and get access to the alpha version of Finance Interactive for free, as well as weekly updates.