== Discussion at [[Sol 2012]] ==
[[Hank]]: We could create three different games about the operation of Closed Ecological Life Support Systems(CELSS), with difficulty levels targeted at different age groups, maybe with successive pieces of a story
* I. Learning to operate a CELSS as preparation for a global disaster (of your choice?)
** [[Eric]]: Different requirements (e.g. air-sealed or not), different timelines
* II. Social problems when people are locked in together on a generation starship
* III. Arriving and surviving on a new world
* Information sources
** Links to real websites to learn about stuff
** A hippie guru
** An erratic time machine that puts you in violent situations
** Suggested reading
*** Ex. Chicago during Prohibition to learn how to manufacture alcohol
*** Ex. Germany during WWII for rocketry technology
* Teams
** Action Amazons: bee-like lifestyle, men are "drones"
*** [[Lion]]: :,(
** Hectic Heroes: have lots of women who are subordinate and have lots of babies
** [[Ben]]: Hopefully some others that ''don't'' involve rampant sexism
** Create your own team, considering health factors etc
* Lots of branching in the storyline
** Lion: Choose Your Own Adventure style may be better than a simulation
** Eric: Older players would prefer simulation
* Business models
** People can buy extra virtual items?
** Have real-world merchandise, ex. hydro/aquaponics kits, mini geodesic dome kits
*** [[Brandon]]: Have a reward in the game for buying and using them, verified by other players
** Affiliate advertising for people selling related products
** Brandon: Tie into ''[[Parable of the Trickster]]''
* Game tracks, get skill levels in each area
** Health and nutrition
** Environment: recycling air, water, waste
** Energy production
** Food production
** Communication
** Construction and repair
** Social dynamics
* Conflicts
** Earthseed vs. standard religions
** Permaculture vs. annual (agribusiness?) cropping
** Vegans, vegetarians, omnivores
** Private enterprise vs. government control
** 99% vs. 1%
** Allopathic vs. holistic doctors
* Where to find programmers?
** Lion: Get a teacher to assign it to his/her students and have them write it in Scratch
** Hire a media house?