3.4 In-game encyclopaedia and on-line forums
An important component of Europe 2045 is an in-game encyclopaedia. This structured, hypertext-linked set of web pages provides supplementary information, which is both relevant for success in game and which summarises related real-world information. The encyclopaedia also provides links to additional Internet resources All the game's learning elements(i.e. EU policies, simulated events, economic terms, etc.) are directly linked to the in-game encyclopaedia via contextualised hints in the game, which help focus players' attention on relevant information. Moreover, Europe 2045 is equipped with a multi-thread bulletin board, which enables communications on several levels, ranging from public message boards to peer-to-peer communication. This enables students to continue in private discussions and negotiations that started during the teacher supervised class activity.