New video games from UCSC help communities prepare for wildfires
The games each simulate complex dilemmas where people have to make hard decisions in tough moments
Three new video games created by faculty at the University of California Santa Cruz are helping people prepare for wildfire emergencies.The games, “Firewise Residents”, “Firesafe Friends”, and “Find Your Things”, each simulate complex dilemmas where people have to make hard decisions in tough moments.The researchers say they hope the games will help educate communities as climate change fuels more frequent and severe wildfires locally and globally.If you’d like to play the games, follow this link: https://ucsc-wildfire-games.itch.io/wildfire-minigames-collection
Three new video games created by faculty at the University of California Santa Cruz are helping people prepare for wildfire emergencies.
The games, “Firewise Residents”, “Firesafe Friends”, and “Find Your Things”, each simulate complex dilemmas where people have to make hard decisions in tough moments.
The researchers say they hope the games will help educate communities as climate change fuels more frequent and severe wildfires locally and globally.
If you’d like to play the games, follow this link:
https://ucsc-wildfire-games.itch.io/wildfire-minigames-collection
