# Getting Started with RealLives Sim

### Step 1: Receive Your Login Details

* Each student will receive a **username and password**
* Usernames will look like:
  * `changemaker_1`
  * `changemaker_2`
  * and so on
* Keep your login details **safe and private**

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### Step 2: Log In to the Platform

1. Open a web browser
2. Go to: [**https://reallivesworld.com/login**](https://reallivesworld.com/login)
3. Enter your **username** and **password**
4. Click **Login**

You will now land on the **RealLives World dashboard**.

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### Step 3: Understand Your Dashboard & Assignments

On your dashboard, you will already see **3 assigned lives**.

Each assignment:

* Is linked to **one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)**
* Represents **one full simulated life**
* Takes place in a **different country**

#### Your 3 Assignments

* **Assignment 1:** SDG 1 – No Poverty
* **Assignment 2:** SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
* **Assignment 3:** SDG 4 – Quality Education

👉 For each assignment:

* **All students are born in the same country**
  * Example: Assignment 1 may place everyone in **Burundi**
* However, **every student’s life will be different**
  * Different family backgrounds
  * Different economic conditions
  * Different geographic situations
  * Different opportunities and challenges

No two lives are exactly the same.

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### Step 4: Start with Assignment 1 (SDG 1)

* Click on **Assignment 1**
* This life focuses on challenges related to **poverty and basic needs**
* Complete assignments **in order**, starting with SDG 1

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### Step 5: Understand Your Character Before Playing

Before the game starts, you will see **7 context screens**.

These screens help you understand **who you are about to live as**.

They include information about:

* Your country and location
* Your family background
* Your economic situation
* Your living conditions
* Major challenges your character may face

📖 You will also read a **birth story** that introduces your character’s life situation.

**Important:**\
Take your time here — this context will help you make better decisions during the game.

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### Step 6: Begin the Game – Life Starts at Age 0

* After the context screens, the simulation begins
* You are **born at age 0**
* As the game progresses:
  * You will grow older
  * Make choices at different life stages
  * Face real-world situations

Your decisions during these lives are:

* **Tracked by the system**
* Used to generate your **RCMI competency report**

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#### Quick Tip for Students

> Play honestly. There are no right or wrong choices — the goal is to experience life as it unfolds and learn from it.


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