Initial Explorations: Have Fun! Try These Out!
Videos
The DARPA Bigdog Robot
Chillingly lifelike, the Boston Dynamics dog-like robot was created to have rough-terrain mobility to allow them to be taken anywhere on Earth that people and animals can go.Engineering at its most amazing. The program is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA).
The Non-turbine Wind Alternative
Shawn Frayne talks about an idea he originally had in middle school to generate wind energy without a turbine, and now has a company formed around the idea. Wonderful inspiration!
The Inner Life of the Cell
This beautiful video produced by MIT may be a stretch to relate to energy issues, but we think you'll enjoy it.
Simulations
Greenhouse Effect
A very nice interactive simulation that illustrates the greenhouse effect and lets you manipulate greenhouse gas concentrations to see their effect.
Glaciers
Produced by the same group at the University of Colorado
The Falling Rhinoceros
This short simulation explains how energy conversion and conservation occurs in a falling rhinoceros.
Games
PowerUp
An interactive game that allows you to save the Planet Helios from ecological devastation as a result of overuse of fossil fuels.Multi-player in Windows. Single player in Mac. Very nice 3D world that is easy to navigate.Must be downloaded to play.
The Prisoners' Dilemma
Fun, fun, fun to try to come out on top in this social interaction game that has been studied in a variety of disciplines, ranging from biology through sociology and public policy. Once you get the hang of it, you are sure to try this several times to figure out how to win!
Global Warming Interactive Game
You need to have 2 friends to really play this game the way it was intended, but take a look anyway. You CAN pretend to be three different people too. BTW, at the end of the game, what do you think about our global prospects for solving the problem or climate change?
EekoWorld
'nough said - this one is for eekos.
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