Fate of the World
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Fate of the World is a 2011 global warming game
developed and published by Red Redemption
. It features several scenarios, based on actual scientific research, in which the player is put in charge of a fictional international organization managing social
, technological
and environmental
policies. The goals of the scenarios range from improving living conditions in Africa
, to preventing catastrophic climate change
, to exacerbating it.
s. The starting date is typically 2020, while the final date depends on the scenario. In the core interface the player chooses policies to fund in each game turn, represented by "cards". These need to be distributed and balanced between twelve world region
s, and many, such as a transition to electric car
s, take several turns to implement locking up funds for the duration. The player also needs to manage public opinion
with the risk of being banned from individual regions if public approval drops too low. Each scenario specifies a set of win and lose conditions, such as the amount of warming in Celsius, human development index
, and how many regions the player is active in.
Global warming game
A global warming game, also known as a climate game or a climate change game, is a type of serious game. As a serious game, it attempts to simulate and explore real life issues to educate players through an interactive experience...
developed and published by Red Redemption
Red Redemption
Red Redemption is a serious game developer based in Oxford, UK. , Red Redemption produced two global warming games: Climate Challenge and Fate of the World.- Games :...
. It features several scenarios, based on actual scientific research, in which the player is put in charge of a fictional international organization managing social
Social policy
Social policy primarily refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare. Thus, social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues...
, technological
Technology policy
The study of technology policy or engineering and policy is taught at multiple universities.Classic political science teaches technology as a black box. Similarly economics treats technology as a residual to explain otherwise inexplicable growth. The creation of the U.S...
and environmental
Environmental policy
Environmental policy is any [course of] action deliberately taken [or not taken] to manage human activities with a view to prevent, reduce, or mitigate harmful effects on nature and natural resources, and ensuring that man-made changes to the environment do not have harmful effects on...
policies. The goals of the scenarios range from improving living conditions in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, to preventing catastrophic climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, to exacerbating it.
Gameplay
Fate of the World is a turn-based game, with each turn representing five yearYear
A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic....
s. The starting date is typically 2020, while the final date depends on the scenario. In the core interface the player chooses policies to fund in each game turn, represented by "cards". These need to be distributed and balanced between twelve world region
Macroregion
A macroregion is a geopolitical subdivision that encompasses several traditionally or politically defined regions. The meaning may vary, with the common denominator being cultural, economical, historical or social similarity within a macroregion...
s, and many, such as a transition to electric car
Electric car
An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
s, take several turns to implement locking up funds for the duration. The player also needs to manage public opinion
Public opinion
Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population. Public opinion can also be defined as the complex collection of opinions of many different people and the sum of all their views....
with the risk of being banned from individual regions if public approval drops too low. Each scenario specifies a set of win and lose conditions, such as the amount of warming in Celsius, human development index
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
, and how many regions the player is active in.
See also
- Climate ChallengeClimate ChallengeClimate Challenge is a Flash-based global warming game produced by the BBC and developed by Red Redemption. Players manage the economy and resources of the 'European Nations' as its president, while reducing emissions of to combat climate change and managing crises...
- What’s the Fate of the World?, review in PC GamerPC GamerPC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
. - Some Impressions: The Fate Of The World, review at Rock, Paper, ShotgunRock, Paper, ShotgunRock, Paper, Shotgun is a UK-based PC gaming blog written by Alec Meer, Jim Rossignol, John Walker, and previously Kieron Gillen and Quintin Smith. Rock, Paper, Shotgun launched in July 2007. In 2010 the website partnered with Eurogamer...