Electrocity

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Designed for school children in New Zealand, Electrocity challenges players to plan a city that balances development, energy consumption, and the environment. Players must guide the city’s growth while also considering its energy needs and the resulting environmental and climate impact. To win, players must have high scores in all categories. Completed cities are displayed on a web site, along with scores and statistics."A game designed for school children in New Zealand to plan a city that balances the needs of energy, development, and the environment. ElectroCity is an online computer game that lets players manage their own virtual towns and cities. Players must balance the city’s growth with environmental and climate impact. The end score is determined by scores in various categories; succeeding in one category but not others may result in a low score. A key challenge is to decide how to develop energy needed to run the city. Finished cities are saved and uploaded on the website along with their statistics, available to be viewed by other players. Electrocity is a great fun to play and also teaches players all about energy, sustainability and environmental management in New Zealand."

Keywords: 

  • climate
  • development
  • energy
  • environmental
  • sustainability
  • virtual

Topic: 

  • Environment

Target Population: 

  • Adolescents
  • Educators

Genre: 

  • Education

Game Platform: 

  • Online

Source: 

  • Online

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power