Eco

Eco is an online game based in collaboration with environmental stewardship that really challenges individuals to care for, plan, and interact with their ecosystems in a sustainable way. Eco was created in 2018 by gaming company Strange Loop, founded by John Krajewsk in 2009. Eco and other games developed by Strange Loop are all aimed at providing the gamer with a new perspective on the world, and places emphasis on ecosystem reliance and sustainability, a new perspective, especially in the gaming world. In Eco, the user builds an entire civilization within one single ecosystem. The ecosystem is diverse in plant and animal life, but also small, and every single action impacts the ecosystem. As the civilization evolves from basic subsistence to a functioning society with a government and economy, the user has to keep an eye on how many and how resources are used so as to keep the ecosystem healthy. Eco really highlights the reciprocal relationship humanity has with the environment. The game presents the player with the unique challenge of living extracting from the environment in a sustainable manner, which is one of the many facets which makes the game unique. The game appears to be well received and reviewed, though just in beta testing, and will likely be refined over time.

“Educational.” Eco, Accessed September 15, 2020. https://www.play.eco

More Ideas

Air Pollution Robot

The dangers of air pollution to human health are well documented, though the traditional methodology of collecting and reporting on sample lags behind the need to keep abreast and regulate air pollution in a meaningful amount of time. The use of drones and robots have been identified by researchers as resources that can be tweaked […]

Artificial Life, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecological Monitoring, Industry/Natural Commodities, Lifestyle, Monitoring

Telematic Rivers

Erica Kermani’s artwork seeks to answer a central question: if rivers were seeing an equal, living entity, would humans take issues like climate change threatening them more seriously? In his year-long art exhibition in 2017, Kermani, in collaboration with Diana Salcedo & Jeana Chesnik, created a new forum of interaction between humans and rivers to […]

Climate Change, Ecological Monitoring, Lifestyle, Monitoring, Pollution, Visual Technologies

Co-occupied Boundaries

Art is easily found in nature but rarely is what considered art today inherently natural. The concept of co-occupied mediums that serve to be both functional for nature and aesthetically pleasing to people is being actively explored by Asya Ilgun and Phil Ayres, from the CITAstudio at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In […]

Climate Change, Ecological Monitoring, Lifestyle, Monitoring, Pollution, Visual Technologies