Two by BloomBecker* : Is Earth ay a Computer Holiday? Earth Day came and went. Did anyone involved with computers care? Computer science helps environmentalists in a number of ways, but it is far from clear that the computer industry is willing to accept the help environmentalists offer it. Computer simulations, for example, can help us grasp and communicate the seriousness of the environmental problems our planet faces. Chris Crawford's new game, Balance ofthe Planet, is a simulation of the environment in which players choose various environmental policies and see their effects in a system represented by 150 linked equations. "Environmental issues are tightly interrelated," Crawford explains . Calling books static, "like a dead fish," he notes, "if you want to talk about how complex systems like the environment function, you've got to let people play with the variables . Computers are the only medium which makes this possible ." No public relations slouch, Crawford's game was released on Earth Day, April 22 1990 . Better late than never, a special environment issue of the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility newsletter reviewed Crawford's * Buck BloomBecker is Director of the National Center for Computer Crime Data, a non-profit
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Is earth day a computer holiday?
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