  The article presents the possibilities of using game simulator Sotware Inc in
the training of future software engineer in higher education. Attention is
drawn to some specific settings that need to be taken into account when
training in the course of training future software engineers. More and more
educational institutions are introducing new teaching methods, which result in
the use of engineering students, in particular, future software engineers, to
deal with real professional situations in the learning process. The use of
modern ICT, including game simulators, in the educational process, allows to
improve the quality of educational material and to enhance the educational
effects from the use of innovative pedagogical programs and methods, as it
gives teachers additional opportunities for constructing individual educational
trajectories of students. The use of ICT allows for a differentiated approach
to students with different levels of readiness to study. A feature of any
software engineer is the need to understand the related subject area for which
the software is being developed. An important condition for the preparation of
a highly qualified specialist is the independent fulfillment by the student of
scientific research, the generation, and implementation of his idea into a
finished commercial product. In the process of research, students gain
knowledge, skills of the future IT specialist and competences of the legal
protection of the results of intellectual activity, technological audit,
marketing, product realization in the market of innovations. Note that when the
real-world practice is impossible for students, game simulators that simulate
real software development processes are an alternative.
