Global warming games

Global warming games

Global warming games, also sometimes referred to as 'climate games' or 'climate change games,' belong to a genre of games that are usually classified as serious games. As serious games, they attempt to simulate and explore real life issues to educate players through an interactive experience. The issues particular to global warming games are usually energy efficiency and the implementation of green technology as ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and thus counteract global warming.

LogiCity

LogiCity is an interactive Flash-based virtual-reality based computer game, produced by Logicom and The National Energy Foundation, an English charity. The game is set in a 3D virtual city with five main activities where players are set the task of reducing the carbon footprint of an average resident. The activities comprise:- a race against time around a virtual reality office switching off equipment left on by careless users;- finding and selecting energy efficiency and renewable energy options in a home, but with a strictly limited budget;- answering a quiz about features they have to find in a low energy building;- taking part in a role playing game to select the best travel options for three generations of a family As players work their way through the game they attempt to cut their carbon footprint from a typical English figure of 5.5 tones to a level of 2.0 tones. At the end of the game they are taken forward to 2066 to see if they have done enough to save England from the worst problems associated with global climate change. The game's conclusion and focus on 2066 is designed to bring home to players the reality of the changes they may face in their lifetime.

Climate Challenge
Climate Challenge is a game produced by the BBC and developed by Red Redemption. Players manage the economy and resources of the 'European Nations' as its president, while reducing emissions of CO2 to combat climate change and managing crises. Climate Challenge is an environmental serious game, designed to give players an understanding of the science behind climate change, as well as the options available to policy makers and the difficulties in their implementation.

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