Stop the carp with the Invasion!! video game
Play Invasion!! to learn about Asian carp. Photo: Still frame photo from Invasion!!
This video game by the Entertainment Technology Center and The Field Museum of Chicago, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, lets you take over the Great Lakes, protect them, and learn about invasive species.
In round one, you are the carp. Fight native perch for food (and watch them float up to the surface with X’s in their eyes) and get your carp friends to jump out of the water and knock boaters out of their boats.
In the next round, you are the Carp Czar appointed to keep the carp out of Lake Michigan. You have to find the carp and build barriers to stop them from getting to the lake, all while keeping up public approval.
Do you have what it takes to stop the carp?
This isn’t a game, this is for all the marbles, and the Asian carp are in it to win it!
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I tried to play Invasion!! on line, but get no response to my clicks from the program.
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To Cindy: You have to use the arrow keys (up, down, right, left) on your keyboard to control the swimming carp … pop up alerts give you clues about how to play the game as you go! The game worked great for me!
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I played the game, I have really been hit with asian carp like the little cartoon guy. Options for control seem limited. I would suggest people actually go for a boat ride on the Illinois river, your sense of urgency should increase.
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