Explore microscopic messengers of time in this free-to-play virtual reality world drawn from micropaleontology and plankton research. Journey through Earth's history to discover species from 490 million years ago with cyanobacterial mats, 350 million years ago in the age of fishes, and 20,000 years ago amid retreating ice sheets revealing ostracodes, diatoms, and testate amoebae. Trace impacts from native inhabitants and 1850s settlement to 1970s salt pollution, then current sensor data from projects like the Jefferson Project and Fund for Lake George.
Your actions shape glimpses of the lake's future in 2060 and 2100. This educational exploration suits science enthusiasts and ecology learners eager to connect past species to real-world freshwater dynamics on PC.
AN IMMERSIVE ARTS/SCIENCE VIRTUAL REALITY WORLD!
Explore microscopic messengers of time inspired by micropaleontology and plankton research! What if there were creatures on earth that were relatively unknown, yet responsible for all the fresh water on the planet? Can ancient forms of plankton from over 10,000 years ago help us understand the future of freshwater ecology? Sound like a scifi movie? Actually, these are the realities of real world plankton!
DISCOVER AND LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS SPECIES THROUGHOUT TIME!
490 million years ago when the sea covered the lake with regional stromatolites from cyanobacterial mats
350 million years ago, “the age of fishes”, as revealed geologically in the Helderbergs
20,000 years ago when the Wisconsin ice sheet retreats, revealing hidden life including the Cohoes Mastodon, Ostracodes, Diatoms and Testate Amoebae
Native inhabitants, Impacts of settlement in 1850’s, salt in the 1970’s
Current times with the instruments and data of the Jefferson Project sensor web, the Fund for Lake George and others helping to keep the lake clean
GLIMPSE INTO A FUTURE CREATED BY YOUR ACTIONS
What choices in the way we live today will directly impact the future: what will the lake look like in the years 2060 and 2100?
