New Game Lets Computer Geeks Save the World from Global Warming
- Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:26pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Environmentally conscious computer gamers can now live out their fantasy of controlling mother nature’s climate — all while sitting at their computer. “Fate of the World,“ a computer software game billing itself as ”a strategy game with a social conscience,“ lets players ”protect the world’s climate and resources while managing a growing population demanding more power, food and living space.” AFP reports:
“‘Fate of the World’ is a scenario-based game where you run Earth for 200 years and you save it or potentially destroy it. The whole power is in your hands,” said the game’s British inventor Gobion Rowlands.
The player takes charge as head of the fictional Global Environment Organisation (GEO). They can impose policies such as banning logging in the Amazon rainforest, making all Europe’s public transport run on electricity or slapping a one-child policy on the whole of Asia.
It‘s like Al Gore’s dream! However, game pros warn, “such power comes with grave consequences.”
If, for example, you decide to bring down the birth rate to protect natural resources, the workforce could plunge and people could be forced to work until 80, triggering unrest against the GEO.
Gamers see the impact of their decisions: orangutans are saved from extinction, global temperatures drop by a degree; however, bad moves could see Europe battered by floods, or Africa ravaged by war.
“Even if they choose to destroy the world, they still learn more about the subject,” said Rowlands, the 35-year-old head of video games developer Red Redemption, which employs 15 people at its base in Oxford, southern England.
“Fate of the World” is a sequel to “Climate Challenge,” a 2007 game produced by the BBC which focused only on Europe.
“This game offers a new way of telling the climate change story and helps us to reach new audiences,” said Ged Barker, the British digital campaigns leader for the Oxfam aid agency.
“Those who play the game will learn about climate change… without having to read lots of material that they might find boring.”
According to the AFP, private developers worked with some interesting third party characters to develop this new gaming software — including the United Nations and NASA, two organizations that have been at the center of “Climategate” scandals in the recent past.
According to a spokesman of Red Redemption, the development company, the parties are currently working on a deal to share future profits.
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Comments (56)
Joisey
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:08pmThis game ought to be named “Gullible Idiots of the World”.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 11:42amSoooo all the kids are going to want the video game on global warming?……… Not…….only geeky college kids who haven’t figured it all out yet…Kind of pathetic
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 10:58amSince in the real world you can not control the global engine of the earth, they are now playing in fantasy land where they only place Al Gore’s dream of stealing BILLIONS from people to pretend to fix a problem which is NOT made man, but its cyclical and has been proven by thousands of scientists globally.
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 8:57amMy avatar will be Al Gore!! My weapon of choice will be mercury light bulbs.
I think the only thing truly going green in this “green movement” is the cash we are being forced to pour into this global warming superstition.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 8:34amI guess they tried lies to scare people into believing in Global Warming. Now I guess they are trying their hands at games. Like I have said all along. Sure the earth is warming up, gee just look at all the extra people that wasn’t here 50 years ago. We haven’t been on this earth long enough to know what this earth does or will do. All these dumb butt scientists do is give theories and rhetoric as to what the think might have happened.
The scientists said that we first came from apes, then fish, now slime. They said that the ice covered New York City in a glacier over a mile high. Now its Global Warming. It doesn’t make any sense what so ever. Its sort of like a an oil leak in the ocean. All these scientists are doing to trying to get more funding for their nonsense.
These idiots that think they are so smart, telling us that we are killing the planet with cars and factories. Haven‘t stopped long enough to think that if it wasn’t for oil and gas technology we would still be living in the dark ages. I can’t wait for the next idiotic crap that will come out of their mouths.
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on November 17, 2010 at 12:38pmIt is written, But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty, 1Corinthians 1:27
Report Post »zagfan
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 7:16amThis is just another brainwashing tactic. The nitwits that hide in mom’s basement and play this games also play some very scary radical games. Cross the hate for people they perceive as killing the earth and the radical kill on the street games and we are creating a bunch of lunatics that don’t deal in reality.
My fear is they will crawl out of the basement so whacked out and believing the games they play we will all be in trouble. These people truly believe the games and identify with them!
Report Post »BubbaGrump
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 7:10amThe game’s RIGGED! Just like the hard-coded data in the weather “models” the earther’s use to predict gloom-and-doom. I can‘t believe we’re STILL having this discussion after it was revealed that the “facts” were made up to support the “greenies” who are ultimately after income redistribution.
Report Post »Or in this case, “Garbage in, Garbage out……..at the speed of light.” The last part (speed of light) is all mine.
guyperram
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 6:44amThis is just a positive re-inforcement that the young have been brainwashed with this nonsense. Real history, all by itself, puts the lie to this bit of global warming caused by man nonsense.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 6:32am“‘Fate of the World’ is a scenario-based game where you run Earth for 200 years and you save it or potentially destroy it. ***The whole power is in your hands***”
As a Christian I find this little bit the most disturbing. The power is in OUR hands? Really? Ya think?
Eh, whatever…I have nothing against games. And people are going to believe what they want…I find the Soros connection disturbing, man, he is into everything isn’t he?
Report Post »Weave
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 5:21amI’ll stick with SimCity, thanks.
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:49amSounds like Al Gore Porn Site in the development Stage .
Report Post »donottreadonme
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:43amThis game is the only place that man can stop global warming or global cooling for that matter.
Report Post »Verum Ad Potentia
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:42amDon’t laugh too much gang, Gobion Rowlands, Chairman & Communications Director of the company Red Redemption is (surprise surprise) a consultant for the Soros Foundation…oh, and did I mention his BSc in Psychology from the University of Westminster?
Oh, and some of the tools in the game that you can use to ‘save the world’…How about, Mandatory Euthanasia: “This region is overcrowded and economically stagnant. From now on, the retired and chronically ill will be painlessly terminated to free up resources.” Develop Bio-weapons: “Developing genetically-tailored will allow us to cull regional inhabitants in a controlled manner.” And let us not forget Regime Change: “The leaders of this region are unacceptably inimical to the WEO (World Environmental Organization). They must be replaced with more biddable alternatives.”
Report Post »kspatriot
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:47amThe tool “Mandatory Euthanasia” has been used for centuries. You may know it by another name “WAR”. It’s been used to steel land, change Regimes, and many others uses such as tamping down out-of-control governments.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:04amDoesn’t sound much fun to me. I am older and I really don’t play those games or even games online.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:34amHow about Cavity Search for airport security enthusiasts.
Report Post »American_Woman
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:03amNVRFORGET: Thank you for that! Have you played it?
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:16amNo, but I’ve heard pretty good things about it. Can’t get it to work on my machine somehow.
Also, it’s free! Trying can’t hurt, right?
Report Post »Bevaboo
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:03amOf course, you’re harming the environment the more you play. PCs use electricity, which is created (in most cases) by burning fossil fuel. Oh, the irony! While you pretend to save the world, your actions are supposedly contributing to its demise. Silly Greenies, lol.
Report Post »scguitar
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:51pmHAHAHA, Of all the games to make. Too bad nobody is gonna play. Us gamers will be playing Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Report Post »Masamune
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:44amYes we will! Someone should still compare their sales to each other though. It would give us all one more laugh about environmentalist gaming ineptitude. =)
Report Post »American_Woman
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:50pmI want to invent a new interactive game called “If I Were President”.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:58pmWhy invent something that exists? And it’s free, too!
http://www.abandonia.com/games/579/ShadowPresident.htm
Report Post »Slick Zero
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:45pmI played this. The game ended when a cow farted and the world blew up.
Report Post »American_Woman
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:54pmCan cow farts be taxed?
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:09amHahaha! I know they are going as far as measuring cow farts in order to calulate their emisions, no lie.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »American Capitalist
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:43pmAnd I’m sure this is based on very solid science.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:08amYes, very solid, very, very solid. I have a question though: How does this help NASA’s new goal of muslim outreach?
Report Post »Petire
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:42pmThis game looks soooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring!!!!! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »American Capitalist
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:41pmGreat…
Report Post »AirFiero
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:40pmYet another form of global warming/liberal propaganda.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:15amBut at least it teaches that there can be negative consequences to going to far….Of course, it does feature an all-powerful global organization implenting totalitarian policies, but I’m sure noooooooo one wants that.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:11amYes no one wants to control the world, except for Soros.
Report Post »AirFiero
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:30amI’m betting the game is rigged in favor of the warmists and their agenda.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:38pmOh I acidentilally killed off all the comunistic socialisms, my bad, lol
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on November 15, 2010 at 11:30pmok, LOL
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:10amWell, who’s behind this, Al Gore? He’ll try to cash in on anything.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:25am(Best geek voice: “Wow, like I can smash the entire global economy!!!”
Sorry, but George Soros has already beat them to the punch, only difference he is doing it for real. And this stupid game may inspire another Soros in waiting to attempt the same if Spooky Dude is not stopped first.
Report Post »LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:24am“Those who play the game will learn about climate change without having to read a lot of material they might find boring”~~or they might find containing scientific FACTS! Now give us a game in which we can save the world from commie progs of the lowest order.
Report Post »Conserving Ink
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 6:45amHow do you play a Sim based on false data? It would be like playing a exploration game based on a flat Earth.
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Crowley
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 9:15amBlatant propaganda really grinds my gears. Check this one out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpXM9bj-WPU When I was a kid, I watched that show almost every day.
Report Post »Flagwaver
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 12:21pmThis is propaganda, plain and simple. If you don’t make the “right” decisions, then you lose the game and the world is destroyed.
@Crowley: I actually liked that show. It had some responsible messages in it an was entertaining.
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