Energy & Climate Change
Offshore
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Offshore is an innovative interactive web documentary that explores the next chapter of oil exploration, taking viewers hundreds of miles Offshore, and thousands of feet below the ocean floor where the hazards are immense, but the profits are bigger, and where the consequences of something going wrong are catastrophic. Using a virtual Offshore rig...as the central interface, viewers are invited on a first person journey through a nightmarish abandoned rig, damaged and deserted save for a series of ‘hotspots’ - transition points - which propel participants into the full screen world of oil, technology, money and environmental disasters. Beginning with stories from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Offshore creates a deeply immersive experience that subtly raises questions about the consequences of our continued dependence on oil. (Note: the Student Activity has been adapted from the Offshore Study Guide created by Claudia Sicondolfo. This extensive guide can be found at http://goo.gl/9BYkTt.)
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Fort McMoney
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Fort McMoney is a 2013 web documentary and strategy video game about Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada and Athabasca oil sands development. The documentary uses interactive game elements to allow users to decide the city's future and attempt to responsibly develop the world's largest oil sands reserves...As creator David Dufresne explained during a recent live Q&A about the project: There are no shortage of great books, documentaries or journalism about the “tar sands.” He says he was drawn to Fort McMurray thanks in part to stories about the town in The Globe and Mail. But for all of that, do Canadians feel any urgency to take action? He hopes to change that by giving people something gorgeous to look at, deep to explore, fun to argue about and which creates consequences for the user’s decisions. (Globe and Mail)
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Electrocity
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ElectroCity is a fun and educational online game that simulates, in a very simplified way, energy management. ElectroCity allows players to create their own city and explore different approaches to energy and the environment.
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Enercities
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EnerCities is about energy sources and the balance between people, planet and profit. Variables such as housing, economics, the environment, people’s well-being, and the energy supply all must be considered. Are you a tycoon hungry for money or a true nature lover? Do you want the best for your population, or are you only interested in the latest technologies? How you play Enercities is up to you.
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Climate Challenge
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In Climate Challenge, the player takes on the role of the President of Europe, choosing policies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 to 2100. The player has to balance emissions reductions with making sure there is enough electricity, water and food for the people, whilst also managing their spending and trying to remain popular with the electorate.
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Sim City Edu
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In SimCity EDU: Pollution Challenge! you are the mayor of a city and it’s up to you to make sure your citizens are happy. How do you keep your citizens happy? Well, people want jobs so they can earn money to buy important things – like food and video games – but, they also want to live in a green, healthy environment. As mayor, it’s your responsibility to make sure your citizens are employed and content, while also keeping pollution levels down and maintaining a healthy planet.
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Collapsus
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Collapsus looks into the near future and shows you how the imminent energy transition affects a group of ten young people, who appear to be caught up in an energy conspiracy. What will their world look like after the turbulent transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources? In this story, set in the near future, the international powers try to cope with a transition from fossil to alternative fuels, while dealing with political dissension, uprisings and a population terrified by increasingly frequent black-outs.
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Windfall
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Windfall is a strategy game about building wind farms to create clean energy profitably. You need to fulfill a specified energy offset goal as quickly as possible by building turbines smartly. You can research locations carefully for the best wind conditions, and to avoid upsetting the local citizens by building turbines in undesirable places.
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Energy City
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Craft an urban energy portfolio that balances economic, social, and environmental issues...all while negotiating with stakeholders and generating enough power to support a growing population. Do you have what it takes to successfully lead a city toward a sustainable energy future?
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