The research behind the games

Big issues

Every game in the arcade starts with real research about real animals. Pick a topic to meet the animals and learn what they are up against.

Choose a topic

A scalloped hammerhead shark swimming in blue water off Costa Rica
Oceans · the story behind The Long Swim

Caught in the same net

A ray, a turtle, a shark and a tiny porpoise. Four very different animals, all in danger for the same five reasons.
A koala resting in a eucalyptus tree at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island
Bushland · growing in the nursery

Koalas and the shrinking bush

The next topic is on its way, along with a new game. Check back soon.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: hammerhead by Kris-Mikael Krister (CC BY 2.0); koala by S. Newrick (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why start with research? The dangers in our games are real, and so is the good news at the end. Every topic page ends with things you can do, and links to the people protecting these animals right now.