Guide book - Clim City - Cap Sciences

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Technical Characteristics To use Clim’City® you must have a DVD player and an Internet browser (Explorer, Mozilla, etc.) correctly installed on your computer The site is set up for a screen resolution of 1024 by 768. If you want to adjust this on your machine: ● right-click on the desk-top ● choose “properties” then “settings” ● use the cursor to adjust the resolution to 1024*768 Clim’City® uses Macromedia Flash Player® and Adobe Acrobat Reader® software. If you do not have these you can get free, legal downloads via the links on the home page. The Two Modules Clim’City® is made up of two modules. Each module uses the same virtual environment, which simplifies interaction and navigation. The “CONTEXT” module gives information. The “GAME” module simulates reductions in GHG and adaptations to climate change. The mountain and rural parts of Clim’City® Clim’City®t town centre and shoreline. 3
4 The Clim’City® Context The Clim’City® environment On the same screen (by using the two blue arrows at the bottom), you will be able to explore four different types of landscape: mountain, country, town and coastline. Each landscape has its own sound background. You will find the different ecosystems (oceans, forests, rivers, etc.) as well as the different human activities (energy production, industries, agriculture, fishing, dwellings, means of transport, etc.) relevant to each setting. Navigating the Site By clicking on an “item” (car, field, incinerator, etc.) you access the first pop-up. It includes general information relating to the character of the “item” (transport, energy, buildings, ocean, etc.) as well as the menus specific to the chosen item. Each menu then has its own submenus. The main pop-up for the “climatology” section… Articles relating to the greenhouse effect... Each of these is accompanied by a video-clip: reports, interviews, graphics, maps and animations. More than 300 video-clips in total can be consulted. You can also use the “direct access” button to consult articles connected to an “item” without passing through the landscape. Certain articles allow you to download a file in pdf format. The chosen article and the video window. This is the animation on the greenhouse effect.
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