Sustaining Our Planet for Future Generations
MOTHER EARTH
Summary
Mother Earth" is a web application developed specifically for communication. In it, environmental issues of our home planet will be addressed in a gamified and immersive way. The objective is to make people aware of the importance of environmental responsibility to guarantee the future of the next generations.
How We Addressed This Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rarYivlsU
We chose the challenge "Sustaining Our Planet for Future Generations" for its relevance given the conditions our home planet is in.
We believe in the value of communication for awareness! And with "Mother Earth" we hope to induce people to self-reflection and thus promote self-awareness.
How We Developed This Project
WHAT DOES THE APPLICATION DO?
As if we were immersed in a game, "Mother Earth" will communicate people about the impacts of man's actions on nature and how this will affect the future.
HOW DOES THE APPLICATION WORK?
The application follows the basic principles of a simple game and has language that is easy to understand to ensure that it is accessible to audiences of all ages.
- The initial screen is the gateway to our universe, where information pertinent to the project is contained;
- When entering this universe, it will be necessary to provide information such as: name and age. This information will be used so that the user's immersion experience occurs in the best possible way;
- Soon after, the user will be able to follow a path full of curiosities that will provide an understanding of why we should live in a sustainable way;
- The environment is very interactive and will provide all the navigation features;
- We will use the data and resources offered by NASA to contextualize the history of the game.
LANGUAGES USED
We use HTML5, JavaScript and CSS to develop the game, as well as Envato's image and video bank to build the site's effects.
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
USES OF NASA DATA
- First, we did a study on the links provided in the example resources.
- Then, the information was mapped to know what issues could be addressed in the history of the game.
- We chose to address environmental issues such as: forest fires, air pollution and loss of biodiversity.
- These environmental issues were used to create a narrative for the game.
- Also, we used WORLDVIEW and GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE to capture images of storms of events occurring on earth that will be used to contextualize the narrative of the game.
Project Demo
Data & Resources
DATA AND RESOURCES USED IN THE PROJECT
So far, the following resources have been used to create the first scenes of the game:
SAMSON, Reiny. Through Smoke and Fire, NASA Searches for Answers. NASA Earth Science, July 11, 2019. Available in: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/through-smoke-and-fire-nasa-searches-for-answers.
MERZDORF, Jessica. A Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, July 9, 2019. Available in: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2891/a-drier-future-sets-the-stage-for-more-wildfires/.
NASA Earth Observatory (2020) World of Change: Global Temperatures
NASA Earth Observatory (2020) Vegetation & Land Surface Temperature
NASA Earth Observatory (2020) Fire & Carbon Monoxide
MERZDORF, Jessica. Drier Future Sets the Stage for More Wildfires. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, July 9, 2019. Available in: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2891/a-drier-future-sets-the-stage-for-more-wildfires/.
MERZDORF, Jessica. NASA Forest Structure Mission First Data Releases. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Jan 24, 2020. Available in: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-forest-structure-mission-releases-first-data.
COLE; GUILTENANE; Steve, Erin. Global Survey Using NASA Data Shows Dramatic Growth of Glacial Lakes. Available in: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/global-survey-using-nasa-data-shows-dramatic-growth-of-glacial-lakes.
WORLDVIEW https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE https://climate.nasa.gov/earth-now
IMAGE DATABASE https://br.freepik.com/