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V GAS : energy, lifestyles and climate

V GAS is a virtual reality game that simulates how lifestyles affect climate change. Introduction to the game: Human activities are increasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and halocarbons, are some of the gases cause the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is a natural process but it is now believed it is being enhanced by human activities which increase the concentration of these gases in the (...)

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Food force

"Foodforce" is an educational video game presented by the World Food Program (WFP). The project has been developed specifically to help children become familiar with the fight against hunger in the world. The game can be downloaded for free on Yahoo! Games. This is the first educational video game on the theme of hunger. It is designed for children 8 to 14 years old. Versions are available in German, English, Chinese, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian and (...)

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Power Up

Created in 2008 by IBM, Power Up both educates on issues related to ecology and enables young people to consider careers in engineering. The goal is to save the planet Helios, threatened by a terrible environmental disaster, by passing three missions: the first one involves solar energy, the second one the wind and the third one hydropower. There is also a section for teachers who can use the game as a learning resource that will engage the students in the same way as the video games they (...)

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