WSJ Profiles Low Tech Geo Game Sweeping the ‘Net
It’s called Traveler IQ Challenge and basically involves clicking on the location of a well-known or lesser known world locations and attractions. Among the chin strokers who consider its value is Jerome Dobson who notes any upsweep in interest in geography is good and quotes “writer Ambrose Bierce said around the time of World War I that ‘War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.’ “
Of amusement to me:
Travel IQ provides its own report card, of sorts, on geographical skills. Among those who use the game on Facebook, Tata Consultancy Services, a technology consulting firm based in India, had the lowest average Traveler IQ among workplaces, at least until the rankings were updated during the middle of this week. Mike McCabe, a spokesman for Tata Consultancy Services in the U.S., in an email called the findings “interesting” and said the company will consider them when training its staff, though he said, “Engineering skills and an overall cultural understanding of the company and its customers” are higher priorities at Tata than geography.
