{
  "id": 6274687,
  "title": "From childhood to career and family: NTU student simulates Singapore life through a game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/from-childhood-to-career-and-family-ntu-student-simulates-singapore",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:48:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-life-simulator-game-ntu-student-6369286"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NTU computer science student Zhu Ke Xiong has created a game called \"Singapore Life Simulator\" that simulates an entire life in Singapore. The game, available on Apple App Store and Google Play, allows players to make choices from childhood through adulthood, with each decision affecting their wealth, happiness, family, and reputation scores. The game's unique context is based on real Singaporean choices, challenging the conventional idea of success. The game's scenarios range from simple childhood decisions to complex adult choices, such as selecting a career and a partner. The game's goal is to reach the \"legendary\" tier, which may involve taking unconventional paths in life. The game was inspired by Zhu's observations of his friends' stress during exam seasons and his own past experiences of stress and pressure to excel academically. After creating the game, Zhu began to consider alternative life paths and saw that he could pursue various possibilities, including starting his own startup or even quitting university.",
  "summary": "A homegrown simulation game turns familiar Singaporean milestones into choices – challenging the conventional idea of what it means to succeed.",
  "key_points": [
    "NTU student Zhu Ke Xiong creates Singapore Life Simulator game",
    "Game simulates life in Singapore from childhood to adulthood",
    "Inspired by friends' exam stress and Zhu's own academic pressure"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "From childhood to career and family: NTU student simulates Singapore life through a game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/from-childhood-to-career-and-family-ntu-student-simulates-singapore-6275861",
        "published": "2026-09-08T11:48:53.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}