The Human Footprint on the EnvironmentMain MenuOur GallerySapna Stanley45afd54c63a55f8dfe5809e603270f97edb22f41Sarah Godfreyade7c65472fd2e8af7bc1ebdc3225620b7afc129Eric Han1902f814ec83046035ae20410a4a2ad982b70e1d
Figure 3. Player Progress Bar
12023-12-09T10:20:45+00:00Sapna Stanley45afd54c63a55f8dfe5809e603270f97edb22f411941This is the top bar of the player's screen that changes based on their decisions, giving an overview of what their decisions are impacting and how.plain2023-12-09T10:20:45+00:00Sapna Stanley45afd54c63a55f8dfe5809e603270f97edb22f41
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12023-12-09T10:19:06+00:00It's All Connected4plain2023-12-09T10:29:10+00:00Throughout the game, the player's decisions affect not only the temperature, but the state of the economy and international relations. This emphasizes how interconnected climate change is to every aspect of our lives. In "The Greens' Dilemma: Building Tomorrow's Climate Infrastructure Today," authors J.B. Rukhl and James Salzman outline how the actions required to create long-lasting change fast "are interdependent and thus [changes in all fields] must [happen] simulatenously and with system-wide coordination" (Rukhl and Salzman 19). Here, the authors explain that to make genuine progress towards a goal such as a Net-Zero America, it is absolutely necessary that society considers making changes in every aspect. As briefly described in the "Important Decisions" exhibit, the player's choices have a tremendous impact on countless factors, many of which aren't even fully acknowledged. These factors are connected on several levels; for example, if the only consideration made is to increase the use of clean energy, this can unintentionally ignore job security that comes from unclean energy companies, such as within the fracking industry. The game makes the point that it is so crucial that every part of society works together to improve the environment, or the results will not make a significant difference. (Sapna)
