Would you be able to recognize the land in the year 2100? It is the dilemma that the game “Futureguesr”, Created by the Environmental Association Réseau Action Climat in collaboration with the creative agency ARTEFACT 3000to warn of the urgent need to act against climatic emergency.
It is a gamification experience Inspired by the popular GEOGUASSR or OpenGuesr Geography Games, which collects images to guess what point on the planet it is. However, Futureguesr adds a layer of awareness and dissemination When raising the divinance under the impact of the increase of 2.8 degrees that the IPCC (Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Climate Change) estimates that it will occur for the end of this century.
Thus, users can contemplate 360º images of different molded scenarios from scientific reports. As explained from the agency, these data have been used to train a artificial intelligence Developed specifically for the project and has facilitated the generation of the new scenario respecting the topography of the real places.
In this way, the projections, often complex to understand, are transformed into realistic landscapes with which to establish a emotional connection between users and the problem. It is about staging a possible future if policies fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastic and quickly.
Thus, you can contemplate, among other things, the iconic Easter Island figures practically covered by water; or completely green Greenland due to the melting of ice. You can also see the missing Tuvalu archipelago, or Gobi’s desert without any vegetation.
“These post-apocalyptic visions seem taken from a science fiction film, and they could well become a reality if we do not reduce our greenhouse gas emissions”; Point out from Réseau Action Climat on social networks.”Without pushing fatalism, this game should serve as an electric shock: it is a possible, but not inevitable future”
From the organization they consider that this is possible to adopt three fundamental measures: reduce the dependence of fossil fuels, to spend massively in renewable energies, and promote the evolution of society towards greater sobriety away from excessive consumption.
As they point out from the agency, Futureguesr helps to raise awareness. “Conceived as a bridge between science and the general public, Futureguesr does not seek to dramatize, but to inform“; Explain.”For each landscape, two scenarios are proposed: that of inaction, with often spectacular consequences, and that of a resilient future, possible thanks to ambitious policies, sustainable practices and collective mobilization”
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