Coral
reefs are vital to the culture and economics of Hawaii, and to the
quality of life of the people who reside in the State and
who visit it as tourists. The average person reaping these
benefits has only a vague concept of the importance of the
reefs, and a partial understanding of the complexity of the
threats to these ecosystems. By playing the game, you will
have a better understanding of the ecology of the coral
reefs and effects humans have on the coral reef ecosystem.
Enjoy the game.
New
version of the
ReefRanger (Series 1: Save the Yellow Tangs) is now available for
download. Users are encouraged to continue
their submission of comments and/or observed
programming defects to
NCORE.
Please read the installation guide carefully before
downloading the new version.
To install the new version:
Click here to download
the compressed form of Disk 1 (RR_Disk_1.zip; 606 MB) and save the file
in a temporary directory.
Click here to download
the compressed form of Disk 2 (RR_Disk_2.zip; 571 MB) and save the file
in a temporary directory.
Extract the ZIP files and save
these files to CDs.
Open the INDEX.HTM file in
DISK 1 using any Internet browser. Alternatively, you
may install the software manually by running the
SETUP.EXE files found in the root directory of each
disk.
Do not
hesitate to contact NCORE if you encounter problems in
installing the package.
This
is just one of many 3D scenes in the game software. The fishes and
other object you see are 3D objects rendered to be as realistic
as possible. WARNING! Depending on you Internet connection
speed, this can take awhile to load.
A project
funded via:
Hawaii
Coral Reef Initiative Research Program
(http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/hcri/)
is funded through a Cooperative Agreement between the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the University of
Hawaii. The HCRI funding is administered by the Center for Sponsored
Coastal Ocean Research, and is the core component of NOAA's Coral
Reef Conservation Program .
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NCORE University of Miami - RSMAS. All Rights Reserved.