New Game Asks Players to Clean the Ocean of Plastic

It also highlights pressing issues like warming oceans and coral bleaching.

Developers of the popular smartphone game “Dumb Ways to Die” are highlighting what they say is another dumb way to bring an end. The new game “Dumb Ways to Kill the Ocean” highlights three big issues facing the world's oceans: plastic, warming, and coral degradation.

It starts with plastic. The player has 20 seconds to “grab” as much plastic as they can by clicking on pieces of debris.

Then it moves to ocean warming, and players are required to unscramble an ocean-themed word.

The third mini-game asks users to color pieces of coral.

All-in-all, the average adult can move through the game in under a minute. But the game is more about education than giving users the chance to win or lose.

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