Getting Started with RealLives Sim

This section will help you log in, understand your assignments, and begin your first simulated life.

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

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.