The core purpose of this game is to let users experience different way they can do to help protecting the environment, which are also what they can do in real life to make an impact.

The game will have 4-5 continents, each of which has 3 levels (1990-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-present). After the users complete 3 activities/themes of one level, they will see the information related to the continent/decade displayed on the screen thanks to the images and data from NASA Earth. Each continent has different policies regarding waste management, so by dividing it by regions, users around the world get to learn about their own region as well as others' and how they can help protecting different components of our planet (city, ocean and forest).

We built 3 mini games/activities for demo using Scratch.

The first game is Garbage Sorting (city-themed). Users will sort the garbage into their corresponding bin. As the difficulty increases, we'll have more difficult garbage such as battery, electronic waste (e.g. earphones).

Link to the demo: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/337730879

The second game is Planting Seeds (forest-themed). Users will plant seeds into their corresponding soil. As the game expands, we'll have different types of soil and trees to accommodate different regions.

Link to the demo: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/337721927

The third game is a called Matching Alternatives (ocean-themed). Users will match the plastic waste with their corresponding alternative, which promotes alternatives for daily-use plastic items (e.g. plastic cup, plastic bag, etc.) to reduce plastic waste to the ocean and protect marine species.

Link to the demo: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/337720840

References

Images and Screen recorder

Plastic spoon. Polar Pak. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://polarpak.ca/uploads/TI91960.png

Silver spoon. Pngriver.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://pngriver.com/download-plastic-spoon-png-for-designing-projects-29940/

Tea bag. Freepngs.com. Retrieve October 19, 2019, from: https://www.freepngs.com/teabag-pngs

Tea brewer. Lily Tea Company. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://www.lilyteacompany.com/product-page/iprimula-the-big-1-gallon-iced-tea-cold-coffee-brewer

Plastic water bottle. StickPNG. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://www.stickpng.com/img/objects/bottle/water-bottle-plastic

Water bottle. Lokai. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://lokai.com/collections/water-bottles/products/metal-water-bottle

Plastic bag. StickPNG. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://www.stickpng.com/img/objects/plastic-bags/plastic-bag-blue

Tote bag. Wholesale. Retrieved October 19, 2019, from: https://wholesale.kindsnacks.com/dw/image/v2/BCLS_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-kind-snacks-master/default/dwd3d6d38c/images/22401-main-gear-large-tote.png?sw=800

Red plastic cup. YoPriceVille Gallery. Retrieved October 19, from: https://gallery.yopriceville.com/Free-Clipart-Pictures/Drinks-PNG/Red_Plastic_Drink_Cup_PNG_Vector_Clipart_Image#.XbO0LuhKi00

Reusable cup. Life is good. Retrieved October 19, from: https://www.lifeisgood.com/storefront-2018/small-cup-and-straw-21602.html

Images of Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar in 1989, 2000 and 2009. USGS. Retrieved October 20, 2019, from: https://earthshots.usgs.gov/earthshots/node/67#ad-image-0-0

Screen recorder: Kapwing, from https://www.kapwing.com/

Data Visualization

Tool to develop game demo: Scratch, from: https://scratch.mit.edu/

Mt. Waliguan’s CO₂ emission. Earth System Research Laboratory – Global Monitoring Division. Retrieved October 20, 2019, from: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/dv/site/?stacode=WLG