Image via Intel Video Water Wars uses a gaming platform to conduct a study on how people respond to water shortages. Intel Labs developers have ventured into combining 3D gaming with scientific research. In Water Wars, they’ve modeled an area of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and have created a role playing game that allows residents of that area to participate in different water scenarios. As the game creates new situations and water problems, the residents respond. Those responses tell us a little bit about what we can expect to see socially as the water crisis in the US and worldwide grows. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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WOW Gets Real – 3D Role Playing Game Models Water Crisis (Video)
