Instead of being mayor, be an entrepreneur. Build and run companies that transform lives. Village is a realtime strategy game for the PC that immerses the player into the role of an entrepreneur building companies to bring prosperity to the villages of the Third World.”

We are increasingly aware of the problems of unsustainable development. Here’s a game that tries to bring attention to some of the most promising solutions! As an entrepreneur in Village you can start and run your own eco-tourism destination, sell irrigation pumps that help famers grow ten times more food, or bring affordable solar power and mobile technology to a village.

This is all about exploring and testing emerging social and environmental venture concepts in a simulated real-world setting. After successfully setting up your third microfinance bank, you may just log onto Kiva and try it for real. “Play it. Love it. Live it.” What better way to inspire action?

As an example of its potential, my friends at Delhi-based Cosmos Ignite - which manufactures and sells a super-efficient solar-powered LED light (replacing polluting kerosene lamps) - are hoping that featuring their concept and brand in Village will help support their global expansion plans…