Get a Life: status, maker and key facts on file
Get a Life is a game by K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
Get a Life is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
Get a Life in brief
Middle and high school students pick a career focus from 16 clusters and decide whether the character goes to college, then manage grades and wellbeing through retirement. A playthrough takes 10 to 15 minutes, includes more than 96 careers, and ends with a look back at income, comfort, impact on society and savings. It was named Students' Choice at the 2019 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge.
Get a Life is a game by K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma. Get a Life is filed under Career exploration, sector Education. Platform on file: Web browser. Cost on file: Free for classroom use (K20 Game Portal account). The maker's page offered Get a Life in November 2026; this was verified by reading the page.
4 articles on this site name Get a Life: K20 game portal: serious games from the K20 Center, The 2019 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge: 25 finalists, Get a Life, the K20 Center Game That Lets Students Try Careers and Serious Games Showcase & Challenge 2019: the seven winners. The award data holds 2 rows with the title Get a Life. More entries are in the games directory.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma |
| Topic | Career exploration |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Web browser |
| Also credited | K20 Center, University of Oklahoma and Game-Based Learning, K20 Center, The University of Oklahoma |
| Cost | Free for classroom use (K20 Game Portal account) |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | learn.k20center.ou.edu |
Recorded awards
| Program | Year | Category | Result | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGS&C | 2019 | Students' Choice Award | Winner | K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma |
| SGS&C | 2019 | Finalist | Finalist | K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma |
