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A documentary game to measure the impact of economic and environmental choices on the future of a city

Fort McMoney, launched last November, now offers a second episode. Internet users are invited to take a virtual position on the future of the large-scale energy project in Fort McMurray, Alberta. An interesting resource to exploit in a social environment.

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Fort McMoney, launched last November, now offers a second episode. Internet users are invited to take a virtual position on the future of the large-scale energy project in Fort McMurray, Alberta. An interesting resource to exploit in a social environment.

In order to virtually launch the debate on the exploitation of the tar sands, Fort McMoney, a creation by David Dufresne, invites players, since January 27, to explore this documentary game in order to investigate the history of this city, on the social, economic, political and cultural levels, and to identify the challenges . On the strength of their discoveries, participants will be able to express their opinion and, who knows, convince other players to agree with their opinion. Hot discussions confronting the economy and ecology are likely to appear on the horizon.

This was also the case during the first game of the game. Thousands of arguments circulated, both on the platform and on social networks like Twitter (#FortMcMoney). The results of these exchanges have had great virtual repercussions on the city: oil production has decreased, as have greenhouse gas emissions. However, the choices of the players led to an increase in unemployment in the locality of 28 % as well as the exodus of 90 % of temporary workers (from 40,000 to 4,000), all accompanied by a drastic drop in average annual income. households (from nearly 200,000 $ to 10,000 $).

If more than 300,000 people took part in the first part of the virtual adventure, the real city of Fort McMurray is three times less imposing. This Alberta community has grown tremendously over the past decade and is home to more than 100,000 residents. Daily, more than a million and a half barrels of oil are produced there and forecasts point to an extraction of more than 5 million barrels each day by 2035. This production has a significant ecological cost. In addition, the development of the oil sands generates 7 % of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The future of Fort McMurray will therefore be influenced by the struggle between the proponents of economic development and those of the preservation of the environment.

What will be the results of the second part of the game? Be there and invite your high school students to do so by visiting the site Fort McMoney.

Fruit of the collaboration of TOXA andNational Film Board of Canada (ONF), in association with ARTE, Fort McMoney Now features a new portion of the game including new missions and exclusive content. Player feedback, since the inception of this trilingual site three months ago, has enabled adjustments that will make this immersive web experience even more exhilarating.

About the Author

Anik Lessard Routhier
Anik Lessard Routhier
Anik is a freelance writer and lecturer at Collège Lionel-Groulx and Cégep Marie-Victorin.

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