I thought this game was very interesting. I learned a lot about how different energy sources affect the economy, environment, and security. I wish the game would have gone longer because the set of changes between 2015 and 2030 would have been very interesting to work with. I knew that solar energy was so expensive. I never realized how bad petroleum was for everything until I saw how it changed the bar compared to all of the other options. Overall, I thought that this game was very informative, but I don't think it was a very smart move by Chevron, which is a petroleum company, to make a game like this that shows how bad petroleum is for the environment.
I liked this this game. I agree with Jason that Chevron was not very smart in doing this, but maybe they were trying to bring more notice to BP. Maybe showing that if a working oil plant has that much bad environmental impact, then you could only imagine how much impact there would be if it spilled. I wonder if the things in the game that were researched are being researched right now and are expected to be able to use in that time period. I also agree with Jason that the game was too short.
This was really fun. I definately think though, to improve this game, you should have been able to place more of one type of thing. However, there also should have been more levels. I agree with everyone else that Chevron was quite stupid about making petroleum sound so bad, but maybe they are going on a clean energy campaign.
Okay, now here is my scientific post. This was a very interesting game, but most of the events are made up. I noticed that if you are too dependent on 1 or 2 sources of energy, those sources tend to be the butt of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
It's amazing that petroleum is worse for the environment, security and economy than nuclear power when nuclear power can be much more devastating. There have been many nuclear disasters including Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi accidents. This means that nuclear is better for environmental and security. Nuclear being cheaper than petroleum was impressive but not surprising since the currency in the middle east is much weaker than ours. the current events weren't expected considering that by 2030, Iran's nuclear program could be massive.
It was very interesting how much global events could impact your city. It's not surprising though. Turkey gets over 50% of its oil from Iran while SRi Lanka gets all of its oil from Iran.
This game was a game similar to Sim City. Although Sim City is much more involved with Economics, it has the same environmental and economic impacts with the energy like Energyville. Simcity is a game that is available on the iphone. I got a high impact on the Economy and a medium impact on the Security and the Environment.
I found this game very fun! I thought it was very interesting! I found it very fun, and I thought it was pretty easy to pass the levels. I also found that the game moved pretty fast. In all I found this very informative and interesting!
I think that this game did not simulate reality. I had a lot of solar and wind facilities, but it kept saying: Wind and solar proves to expensive for large use, or stuff like that. I think I would have done much better if that hadn't happened.
I also think that Chevron was being stupid making this game
That was a fun game! I thought it was interesting how a game made by Chevron decided to make a game where petroleum was the worst possible choice. It makes you wonder... I think it was kind of hard to find power sources that will give you enough energy, but will not destroy the environment or the economy. The only thing I didn't like is the fact that after two rounds the game automatically ends and you can't continue until you want to stop.
I wish the game wouldn't end so quickly! Also, please could you put your name in your city if you decide to use my link. E.G. LucaLand BenCity SergioTown.
I used only petroleum and coal by the end of the first level and the increase in security, environment and economy was devastating. Oil shales were also bad for the city. By the end of the simulation, I had filled the environment bar up too 100%.
Wow, I didn't know that you could obtain oil from a rock! Oil shale is weird. Also, the best option is Conservation, but you can only have two of those.
Geothermal was best renewable energy source. Coal was cheap but damaged the environment. This was a great learning opportunity. I never knew that using hydrogen was bad because is sometimes made by natural gas reacting with water vapor to make carbon monoxide and hydrogen. I disagree, I think that Chevron will get more business. This makes it seem as if e cofriendly is the exception and a necessity. It also shows that getting oil is expensive which is why their oil prices are so high. They also made renewable energy sources look as bad as non-renewable energy source.
This game is cool. I like how different things have diverse effects. For example, coal might strengthen your economy, but hurt your environment. You have to make decisions to make your city the most efficient it can be. Overall, I think it was really cool that Chevron is promoting good environmental habits.
I thought that this was really interesting! I learned about the different costs of the different energy sources, understanding some of our governments choices (though some of them aren't okay!) I already knew that coal was not very costly but horrible for the environment. I thought that this game was a very fun way to learn about our world's different energy sources!
This is such a fun thing to do expecially because it helps ypu learn about all the pros and cons of energy creation but I don't understand why Chevron would do such a dumb thing as to make a game on fuel and a city. At the top it says that it is an energy game made by the "Economist Group" Overall this is a very fun and good game. Hint Neuc is very good.
I thought this game was really fun and interesting. I learned how much energy sources affect the environment and economy. I also agree with Gillian and Jason. It was really not smart for Chevron to create this game. They ARE a petroleum company. This was too short too! They should have made it longer.
Cool interactive. I never knew that all of these different "Eco-Friendly" alternatives cost so much. I know that we rely on petrol products, but not to power and build other power systems. This is a very informative and fun interactive.
It really wasn't very intelligent for Chevron to create this game, like Gillian and Jason said. The game was too short. I tried to use only environmentally friendly sources but it kept making me use petroleum. It was really annoying. I think maybe it wants to show how petroleum is essential to the power of a city. That would help them, since they are a petroleum company.
I thought it was very cool, and sparked my interests greatly. I was really considering what the best way to power my city would be, and of course, I thought of all the environmental impacts the different types of energy would make. I tried to create a city that was petroleum-free, however, the site kept reminding me that I needed petroleum to fuel my cars and planes. By 2018 to 2025, I thought that there would be some new technology that would allow cars and airplanes to be fueled without any petroleum energy. If I took the petroleum plant down, it would cost the city extra money to take it down, but the positive environmental impact would be worth it.
Also, I thought how interesting it was that whenever I was focusing on environment, economy and security would skyrocket, and when I was focusing on economy, environment and security would skyrocket. Even if I tried, security would never goo that high...
It is really annoying that you need to have petroleum no matter what because many modes of transportation can't run on other less conventional energy sources.
I agree with everyone that this game was super short. A real revolutionary discovery benefiting our energy needs would be to recreate nuclear fusion here on Earth. Nuclear fusion is what the sun uses to fuel itself. If we had nuclear fusion we would be able to do many things. For example, if the sun one day just goes poof, we would be able to make our own light and heat.
I have wanted to play a game like this for a long time. I agree with many people that to improve the game, mostly they should be expanding it. I also agree with Sergio. The game wasn't very realistic.
Wow, this is a very interesting game! So far the players on my group are Luca, Robert, Ben, Alex, and Sergio. If you play, and you aren't on the list, please tell me.
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I thought this game was very interesting. I learned a lot about how different energy sources affect the economy, environment, and security. I wish the game would have gone longer because the set of changes between 2015 and 2030 would have been very interesting to work with. I knew that solar energy was so expensive. I never realized how bad petroleum was for everything until I saw how it changed the bar compared to all of the other options. Overall, I thought that this game was very informative, but I don't think it was a very smart move by Chevron, which is a petroleum company, to make a game like this that shows how bad petroleum is for the environment.
I liked this this game. I agree with Jason that Chevron was not very smart in doing this, but maybe they were trying to bring more notice to BP. Maybe showing that if a working oil plant has that much bad environmental impact, then you could only imagine how much impact there would be if it spilled. I wonder if the things in the game that were researched are being researched right now and are expected to be able to use in that time period. I also agree with Jason that the game was too short.
This was really fun. I definately think though, to improve this game, you should have been able to place more of one type of thing. However, there also should have been more levels. I agree with everyone else that Chevron was quite stupid about making petroleum sound so bad, but maybe they are going on a clean energy campaign.
Wow! This game is awesome! Come to my group at
http://www.energyville.com/energyville/?group=freelandsmclayer-6640c0
You can also just click my name.
Okay, now here is my scientific post. This was a very interesting game, but most of the events are made up. I noticed that if you are too dependent on 1 or 2 sources of energy, those sources tend to be the butt of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
It's amazing that petroleum is worse for the environment, security and economy than nuclear power when nuclear power can be much more devastating. There have been many nuclear disasters including Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi accidents. This means that nuclear is better for environmental and security. Nuclear being cheaper than petroleum was impressive but not surprising since the currency in the middle east is much weaker than ours. the current events weren't expected considering that by 2030, Iran's nuclear program could be massive.
It was very interesting how much global events could impact your city. It's not surprising though. Turkey gets over 50% of its oil from Iran while SRi Lanka gets all of its oil from Iran.
This game was a game similar to Sim City. Although Sim City is much more involved with Economics, it has the same environmental and economic impacts with the energy like Energyville. Simcity is a game that is available on the iphone. I got a high impact on the Economy and a medium impact on the Security and the Environment.
I found this game very fun! I thought it was very interesting! I found it very fun, and I thought it was pretty easy to pass the levels. I also found that the game moved pretty fast. In all I found this very informative and interesting!
I think that this game did not simulate reality. I had a lot of solar and wind facilities, but it kept saying: Wind and solar proves to expensive for large use, or stuff like that. I think I would have done much better if that hadn't happened.
I also think that Chevron was being stupid making this game
That was a fun game! I thought it was interesting how a game made by Chevron decided to make a game where petroleum was the worst possible choice. It makes you wonder... I think it was kind of hard to find power sources that will give you enough energy, but will not destroy the environment or the economy. The only thing I didn't like is the fact that after two rounds the game automatically ends and you can't continue until you want to stop.
I wish the game wouldn't end so quickly! Also, please could you put your name in your city if you decide to use my link. E.G. LucaLand BenCity SergioTown.
You can still click my name to come to the link.
It was interesting because you can't win a level if you choose choices that are simply good for the environment.
The game isn't very realistic. I tried making 4 nuclear power plants but it barely powered my city while damaging environment.
I used only petroleum and coal by the end of the first level and the increase in security, environment and economy was devastating. Oil shales were also bad for the city. By the end of the simulation, I had filled the environment bar up too 100%.
Wow, I didn't know that you could obtain oil from a rock! Oil shale is weird. Also, the best option is Conservation, but you can only have two of those.
Geothermal was best renewable energy source. Coal was cheap but damaged the environment. This was a great learning opportunity. I never knew that using hydrogen was bad because is sometimes made by natural gas reacting with water vapor to make carbon monoxide and hydrogen. I disagree, I think that Chevron will get more business. This makes it seem as if e cofriendly is the exception and a necessity. It also shows that getting oil is expensive which is why their oil prices are so high. They also made renewable energy sources look as bad as non-renewable energy source.
It was interesting that within the game, almost every thing including solar and wind needed fuel to increase production fully.
This game is cool. I like how different things have diverse effects. For example, coal might strengthen your economy, but hurt your environment. You have to make decisions to make your city the most efficient it can be. Overall, I think it was really cool that Chevron is promoting good environmental habits.
I thought that this was really interesting! I learned about the different costs of the different energy sources, understanding some of our governments choices (though some of them aren't okay!) I already knew that coal was not very costly but horrible for the environment. I thought that this game was a very fun way to learn about our world's different energy sources!
This is such a fun thing to do expecially because it helps ypu learn about all the pros and cons of energy creation but I don't understand why Chevron would do such a dumb thing as to make a game on fuel and a city. At the top it says that it is an energy game made by the "Economist Group" Overall this is a very fun and good game. Hint Neuc is very good.
I thought this game was really fun and interesting. I learned how much energy sources affect the environment and economy. I also agree with Gillian and Jason. It was really not smart for Chevron to create this game. They ARE a petroleum company. This was too short too! They should have made it longer.
Cool interactive. I never knew that all of these different "Eco-Friendly" alternatives cost so much. I know that we rely on petrol products, but not to power and build other power systems. This is a very informative and fun interactive.
It was actually a good idea for Chevron to make this game. Although petroleum was bad for the economy, it did produce the most energy within the game.
It really wasn't very intelligent for Chevron to create this game, like Gillian and Jason said. The game was too short. I tried to use only environmentally friendly sources but it kept making me use petroleum. It was really annoying. I think maybe it wants to show how petroleum is essential to the power of a city. That would help them, since they are a petroleum company.
It makes you use petroleum because most of the clean energy sources are electricity and not fuel.
I thought it was very cool, and sparked my interests greatly. I was really considering what the best way to power my city would be, and of course, I thought of all the environmental impacts the different types of energy would make. I tried to create a city that was petroleum-free, however, the site kept reminding me that I needed petroleum to fuel my cars and planes. By 2018 to 2025, I thought that there would be some new technology that would allow cars and airplanes to be fueled without any petroleum energy. If I took the petroleum plant down, it would cost the city extra money to take it down, but the positive environmental impact would be worth it.
Also, I thought how interesting it was that whenever I was focusing on environment, economy and security would skyrocket, and when I was focusing on economy, environment and security would skyrocket. Even if I tried, security would never goo that high...
It is really annoying that you need to have petroleum no matter what because many modes of transportation can't run on other less conventional energy sources.
Security could go all the way up to red alert but that would require using the worst energy sources: coal, natural gas and petroleum/
I agree with everyone that this game was super short. A real revolutionary discovery benefiting our energy needs would be to recreate nuclear fusion here on Earth. Nuclear fusion is what the sun uses to fuel itself. If we had nuclear fusion we would be able to do many things. For example, if the sun one day just goes poof, we would be able to make our own light and heat.
I have wanted to play a game like this for a long time. I agree with many people that to improve the game, mostly they should be expanding it. I also agree with Sergio. The game wasn't very realistic.
Wow, this is a very interesting game! So far the players on my group are Luca, Robert, Ben, Alex, and Sergio. If you play, and you aren't on the list, please tell me.
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