Climate Change Game
For this post I would like to discuss my personal experience with
online climate change games. To begin, I had absolutely no idea there were so
many climate change role play/games available online. The number of games
related to the subject of climate change is quite impressive. Also most of
these games are free, easy to access and understandable to most people (including
children). The game that I took responsibility for was titled the BBC Climate Challenge and was entirely online, and could be played in short time
segments.
The basis of this game starts with the player assuming the role of
the President of the European Nations, and the task at hand is to stop climate
change by the year 2100. The game is set up sort of like an online card game
where there are multiple options of what policies to inforce. The cards have
rankings based on the supplies they use, the popularity the public has towards
them, and the CO2 emissions they release. The game is played in segments of ten
years per turn, and five cards (or five policies) can be picked to enforce
every turn. The results of each turn are explained in a newspaper like form which
are quite fun to read and are very pleasant to look at. The game was set up in
a very interactive form, allowing for the player to click on objects to take
them to different zones or subjects.
Sadly, I was unable to win or beat the game, due to the fact that
I am clearly a terrible leader when it comes to politics. I was constantly
voted out of office, due to the fact that I would tend to lean towards the
climate change side of things, which most people were not very happy with.
Trying to find a balance between what the people want and what the Earth needs
was so difficult that I would only make it past a few turns. This game shows
the reality of climate change and how politics and the majority of our
population affect it greatly. I would for sure recommend this game to anyone
who thinks climate change is an easy fix, or anyone who does not fully
understand how our actions are increasing climate change and damaging out
Earth.
Sadly, I was unable to win or beat the game, due to the fact that
I am clearly a terrible leader when it comes to politics. I was constantly
voted out of office, due to the fact that I would tend to lean towards the
climate change side of things, which most people were not very happy with.
Trying to find a balance between what the people want and what the Earth needs
was so difficult that I would only make it past a few turns. This game shows
the reality of climate change and how politics and the majority of our
population affect it greatly. I would for sure recommend this game to anyone
who thinks climate change is an easy fix, or anyone who does not fully
understand how our actions are increasing climate change and damaging out
Earth. 
I like that you were another person that played a game that had to do with the political side to climate change. Its interesting how this game shows how things work in government and how people react to certain ideas.
ReplyDeleteI also played this game. It was difficult to balance out the public's opinions and do what needed to be done to reduce CO2 emissions. This game makes you realize how hard politicians have it when they are trying to make changes they think are necessary.
ReplyDeleteI like how convenient it is because it is easy to access this free game. It must have been interesting dealing with the political aspect with fighting against climate change and prioritizing global issues.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting!!! This is another game that I think would be taught well if we were broken up into groups and played. I really do think that this is a very effective and interactive way of teaching such a complicated topic
ReplyDeleteBeing constantly voted out of office for addressing the issue seems like a highly accurate representation of what we're seeing now, unfortunately. I like that it looks at the political forces at work with this issue. It reminds me of a very much not appropriate article from ClickHole that goes through the process of getting a bill passed and all of the hoops that have to be jumped through to get that done. Seems like an interesting game.
ReplyDeleteI think this game touches on an interesting side of the argument. It seems like there are more and more climate change supporters now but for some reason whenever it comes to politics nothing can get done. I'm not sure which side is the majority now but when it comes to actually taking action with politics, it seems like the deniers win.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really cool game. It really goes to show you how challenging it can be to balance public opinion while still getting things done. I don't envy our politicians.
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