The McGraw-Hill Practice series: 3D business games by Muzzy Lane
Practice is a line of 3D multiplayer simulations that Muzzy Lane developed with McGraw-Hill Education for college courses. The original Practice website no longer loads in November 2026.
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What the Practice series was
Muzzy Lane built the Practice series for McGraw-Hill Education as a new line of digital learning products. The games were designed against course learning objectives and delivered on the web, with tablet versions announced as coming. They were tied to McGraw-Hill's Connect platform, which gave instructors and students single sign-on and access to assessment data.
Two titles anchored the 2013 announcement. Practice Marketing was the first in the series, a multiplayer simulation of the backpack industry in which students test marketing skills against each other. Government in Action is an online multiplayer game in which a player takes the role of a member of Congress to explore American government. The goal is to maximize political capital while keeping up with a re-election every two years, with limited resources and a need to cooperate with other players.
From 2013 to 2018
McGraw-Hill's own press release of April 23, 2018 shows that the idea grew. It announced more than 50 game-based learning simulations and scenario-based activities embedded in course materials in Connect, built by Muzzy Lane Software in partnership with McGraw-Hill. They covered Principles of Economics, Introduction to Business, Principles of Marketing and College Success. The release gave an Economics example in which students advise the chair of the Federal Reserve during a financial crisis, and it said the designs drew on a study of simulated learning funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
An earlier look at the marketing title is in PRACTICE Marketing.
What is true today
The Practice website named in 2013, mhpractice.com, no longer loads. Muzzy Lane's current website presents the company as a maker of role-play assessment software. Its main product is Author, a tool for scenario-based, open-response assessments, and it also lists SkillBuild and Durable Skills Assessments. The Practice series, Practice Marketing and Government in Action are not mentioned there, and McGraw-Hill appears only as a logo among institutions the company works with.
No official page that offers either game could be found, so both are listed as unconfirmed. The studios page and the games directory hold the current checks.
Questions about the Practice series
Who made the Practice games?
Muzzy Lane developed them for McGraw-Hill Education. McGraw-Hill's 2018 release credits Muzzy Lane Software as builder of its game-based simulations in Connect.
What is Government in Action?
It is a multiplayer game in which each player is a member of Congress. Players manage political capital and limited resources, face re-election every two years and need other players' cooperation.
Are the Practice games still available?
No official page offering them could be found in November 2026. The original Practice website no longer loads, and Muzzy Lane's current site does not mention the series.