OPERATION BURNINGWATER
Welcome to "Operation Burningwater", the ultimate video game experience where you are the hero tasked with saving the world. But there's a twist - this isn't just any ordinary game world, this is the real world we're talking about. That's right, the fate of our planet rests in your hands.
As the chosen one, you must navigate through treacherous terrain, battle fierce enemies, and solve intricate puzzles to ultimately save humanity from destruction. With the fate of the world at stake, every decision you make counts and every action you take can make a difference.
The clock is ticking, and time is running out. Will you be the one to step up and save the world from its imminent doom? The fate of humanity rests in your hands in "Operation Burningwater".
A Video Game Can Change It All
What sets "Operation Burningwater" apart from other video games is its use of open-source technology. The game's developers have integrated real-world data into the gameplay, allowing players to move resources outside the game and engage with the real world. This means that players can make use of actual data and information to make informed decisions and take actions that impact the real world.
For example, if a player needs to locate a certain resource to complete a mission, they can access real-world data to find the best location for that resource. Or if a mission requires the player to make a decision about a particular environmental issue, they can access real-world data on that issue to make an informed choice. By blurring the line between the game world and the real world, "Operation Burningwater" provides a truly unique and immersive gaming experience that challenges players to think outside the box and engage with the world around them in a meaningful way.
Are they Magic Beans?
According to the interwebs, solving climate change is a credit card number away. Were it so simple we could just extend our planetary credit limit. Climate science is difficult to swallow with lots of moving pieces. The trick will be breaking it down into interlocking pieces. I propose a media platform designed to bring people together to tackle the climate crisis and answer it's questions according to their own expertise. It is an engine for open source innovation.
Our Approach
Talking about climate change isn't easy. There are too many moving parts to focus on, misconceptions are plentiful and (and this one really gets me) politicians have worked hard to spin it and keep it confusing. Sure, a fourth grader can tell you that we need to stop burning fossil fuels in our power plants, homes and automobiles, but that is easier said than done. Take electric cars as an example; Where does the Lithium come from? What will it do to the electric grid? What about range? Who is going to work on them? There are a lot of questions that need to be addressed in a clear, concise and easily accessible way so that normal people can get behind the changes that need to be made to save our collective rear ends.
To solve these issues, we are building an open platform for Scientific collaboration so that anyone can search, view and contribute to the latest climate science AND climate solutions. The available information is changing in real time, and we need a platform that catalogs the huge amount of data already available, keeps up with the changes as they occur and presents it all in a human and bot actionable format. Open source resources facilitate a short site development period with short term and long term opportunities for anyone to take action and have a chance to contribute to changing the way humans interact with our environment.
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The who, what, where, when, why and how need to answered over and over again for a thousand different elements of the greater problem. For example;
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1. What is a particular source of greenhouse gas/carbon dioxide?
2. Where is that source located?
3. Who has control over that source?
4. How do we approach the problem in a better way?
5. Why would the person in question choose to adopt our solution?
6. When can we get the solution implemented?
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Simple search should allow me to ask "what is the largest single source of greenhouse gasses on the planet is today?", "What problems relate to my professional specialty and where i can do the most good?", "Image search on changes to environment" or "Solutions making the biggest difference so far". getting organized lets us collectively answer these questions and more, streamlining the overall societal approach to the problem.
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Of course, beyond organization is collaboration. Ideas can come from anyone, and we need a process in place to evaluate, prioritize and test potential solutions to different problems in such a way that results can be communicated and evaluated globally, whether they be success or failure. By providing information and concurrent communication we can facilitate mass mobilization. This creates a fun and easy to use interface that links to Open data libraries, written in open format and presented in a meaningful format with actionable results.