Game software developer Square Enix Co. and publishing house Gakken Co. said Wednesday they will jointly develop computer game software that enables students and job seekers to study and learn professional skills.
The two will set up a new company, SG Lab Inc., on May 1 with Square Enix putting up 60 percent of the 10 million yen capital and Gakken the remainder.
Software developers at the new firm will write such educational software in response to specific orders to be placed by schools, businesses and local governments, the two said.
The firm will seek to post 1 billion yen in sales in the initial year of operations.
Computer games for school education and professional training are referred to as "serious games" in European countries and the United States.
Such games include ones to enable people to learn about the development of a range of humans' tools, as well as procedures for fire-extinguishing operations.
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