英國一家游戲開發公司本周一推出了一款以氣候變化為主題的電腦游戲試用版，讓每個玩家都能夠參與到拯救世界的行動中。據介紹，這款游戲名為“世界的命運”，每個玩家都是國際環境組織的負責人，需要在不同的場景下尋求氣候變暖、自然資源缺失以及人口不斷增長等全球性問題的解決方法。與其它游戲不同的是，這款游戲為玩家提供的各種氣候模式數據都是真實的，游戲在設計時也參考了英美經濟學家和科學家的建議。環保組織對此類游戲的推出表示歡迎，稱通過娛樂的方式增強人們的環境意識，同時了解相關知識是一個很有創意的做法。據悉，這款游戲的試用版將有3個月的反饋期，正式版將于明年2月面市。

'Fate of the World' puts the Earth's future in players' hands, placing them in charge of an international environmental body which could save the world from the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions or let it perish by continuing to rely on emissions-heavy fossil fuels.

Ever wondered how one person could save the planet from the effects of climate change? A British-made computer game on trial release on Monday creates different ways of doing just that.

'Fate of the World' puts the Earth's future in players' hands, placing them in charge of an international environmental body which could save the world from the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions or let it perish by continuing to rely on emissions-heavy fossil fuels.

Through different scenarios, players can explore options such as geoengineering and alternative energy sources to save the planet from rising temperatures, dwindling natural resources and a growing population over the next 200 years.

A rough cut of the game will be followed by a three-month feedback period from players, with final release due in February next year.

Created by Oxford-based games developer Red Redemption, the game departs from more mainstream action games by using data from real climate models and advice from scientists and economists in Britain and the United States.

"Science data is often inaccessible and we are trying to put players in a position of power and connected with the issues," Gobion Rowlands, Red Redemption's founder and chairman told Reuters.

"We are not pushing one particular agenda. There are a range of options, including nuclear power and renewable energy. We are not saying one route is the best route," he added.

The firm has an advisory board which includes some climate change experts. Myles Allen, head of climate dynamics at Oxford University, contributed the prediction models in the game.

This year, a series of apparent flaws in climate science and the failure of UN talks to reach an international deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions appeared to undermine the public's interest in climate change.

However, games centered on sustainability and human rights have been growing in popularity and are welcomed by green groups as a way of raising awareness.

Using climate change as inspiration for entertainment shows the issue has permeated global culture, which can only be a good thing, Friends of the Earth's head of climate Mike Childs said. "We need creative industries to work with these big issues as the results can be immensely powerful and can help us to understand what a sustainable future looks and feels like," said Fiona Bennie, senior sustainability advisor at UK-based non-governmental organization Forum for the Future.

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