Age of Ecology, the “serious game” that Carl and I made last summer was made a finalist in the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C), meaning that we were invited to attend the 2008 I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference) in Orlando, Florida, where the SGS&C winner would be announced. Read…
Age of Ecology, the serious game Alex and I spent five weeks last summer making, is a Serious Games Showcase & Challenge Finalist!
We’re still not exactly sure what this means (we’ve heard rumors about a conference in Florida), but we’re really exited anyways. We’ll keep you posted! Read…
Since it’s about time I actually wrote something here, I am now going to introduce Age of Ecology, the game that Carl and I have just spent five weeks of our summer making. Last summer during our internship at the USGS (United States Geological Survey) we created the Delta Game, a demo of how a real-life problem can be turned into a game that’s fun to play. This summer we got ourselves another internship with both the USGS and Stanford University in which we tried to improve on the Delta Game. Our new game, Age of Ecology, abstracts away from the geography of the Delta and deals with the issue of sustainability in general. Read…
I’ve got to say… Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is really, really incredibly awesome. Alex and I saw it last night (when it was still on their site for free) and we both loved it. Read…
By the way, our old site is still available at http://old.gootproductions.com, where you can check out our (mostly Alex’s) Goot games. Goot III is especially epic, and I highly recommend you give it a shot, even if you don’t know the backstory. Read…
This summer, Alex and I volunteered at the Menlo Park USGS (United States Geological Survey) campus to work on a prototype Flash Game. The scientists at USGS were interested in using the medium of a “serious game” to educate decision-makers about the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. This region supplies drinking water to two out of every three Californians, and is a thriving agricultural area. In addition, the cities of Stockton, Antioch, and Tracy (among others) are in the region, so making good decisions about the Delta’s future is of great importance to a large number of people. Our serious game, jokingly nicknamed “Delta Skelta,” tries to emulate the complexity of the region, letting Delta residents realize what is at stake and explore possible futures for this vulnerable area.
Read…Welcome to the latest and greatest GootProductions site! We seem to go through about one of these every year, but with any luck this one will last us a little longer. Read…