Category Archives: CM News

Usually, when System Administration and Security are done well, they’re invisible – you only notice it when something has gone wrong and you’re waiting for a fix. Then occasionally an issue comes along that puts system security in the spotlight. … Continue reading →

Inter-Country Diplomacy, Trading, and Warfare Civic Mirror was an inter-country game long before it was web-developed, with rules for inter-country trading, a CM United Nations event, and even warfare and country conquests. The costs to develop CM’s international rules were, … Continue reading →

Family Avatars One of our current focuses is improving the “family provider” element students experience in Civic Mirror. This has always been one of the simulation’s key drivers: students must provide families with food, shelter, healthcare, education and a bunch of … Continue reading →

We want your feedback! We are running out of room on the Government Main Page and are creating a new “Govt Finances & Assets” page that will house the following items: Finances Summary box ($$ in bank and the tax … Continue reading →

Our programming team has been working under CM’s hood to get things ready for our big plans regarding inter-country competitions and enhanced community features that will make the CM experience even more engaging (which is saying a lot considering how … Continue reading →

Program Now 100% Online, New Features for Teachers, and Twitter Hashtags This latest CM version release, 2.4.0, is one for the books. Daniel Lindenberger (CM’s Lead Programmer) and Derek Lam (Programmer and Tech-Support Wizard) worked tirelessly over the summer on … Continue reading →

New CM Library Resources! While the Civic Mirror Library – a space for educators to share their customized and CM-related assignments, activities, and modifications – has been alive for several years, only recently did our development team cleaned it up … Continue reading →

No More PDF Draft Manuals! Civic Mirror continues to improve. Today we’re happy to announce that we are roughly halfway through designing and developing online versions of the CM Manuals. Because the simulation sets up in-class events that students run themselves, and … Continue reading →

One of the most educationally valuable aspects of Civic Mirror is its ability to offer students leadership roles in a safe, educationally-oriented way. Students can become Presidents and Prime Ministers, Senators and House Representatives, high-stakes businesspersons, lawyers and judges, and … Continue reading →

This week we released some improvements to the Civic Mirror Community that we want to share with everyone. CM World News We have overhauled the CM World News page to better displays the most recent activity in the CM Community … Continue reading →