http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#discussion http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2424 Cathy Manduca 1208874480 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2424 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2448
The easiest way to do this is by sending you the pre-alpha software we have now. I can send it to you (and any others who are interested) and we can use a telecon with each of us at our computers, so you can actually try it out.

One possibility would be to have a workshop session as part of this workshop. The preparation would be --

1. Each participant would need our software. I can send it as a zip file.
2. Each participant would need to install the latest version of FlashPlayer. This is free and most people have it but they may not have the latest version.

During the session I could demo it and others could follow along on their own computers.]]> Frank Wattenberg 1208879400 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2448 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2458
So what is the main goal here ? To provide an interactive experience on climate for the students or to involve them in "solving" something ? (I think I know the answer).

Is this done as a teaching tool, part of the learning process; or is it done to emphasize the complexity of a problem?

Sam]]> Sam Swanson 1208880600 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2458 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2459
There is a whole literature out there about how we cognitively process shapes and complex surfaces, and much of this is tied to our evolution. How will we change/adapt to being inside a complex atmospheric or groundwater model in order see what is going on? I can't wait.]]> Mike Kelly 1208880960 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2459 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2471 Alan Levine 1208882760 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2471 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2477
See EdGCM at:

http://columbia.edgcm.com/

For one of the best educational efforts I know of for doing climate simulations.]]> John Knox 1208883720 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/games/workshop08/wattenberg.html#post2477