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CLIMATOPIA™
Click the image to view an engaging, three-minute video
and accompanying short story by Megan Mendenhall
published in the January 24, 2024 issue of Endeavors,
UNC’s Research and Creative Activity magazine.
The Climate Change-Enhanced Disaster Resilience Building Game
Climatopia™ is not just a game.
The heart of the mission behind Climatopia™ is to build more resilient communities
through teaching strategies and offering resources to help with water-related natural disasters.
Developed through close collaboration with more than 60 students and partners since 2020,
the final game design can be made at home with a 1-yard Spoonflower order and resources and files at this website.
Co-Founders Sydney Thomas, Alex Pistiolis, and Intern Karla Cordova presented with Dr. Rachel Willis
the purpose and initial fabric design at the Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference in May 2021.
The presentation’s slides show the roots and purpose of the game: Climatopia™ Presentation
![Board Game with a path consisting of orange, green and light blue tiles against a darker blue background. Each tile has either a black question mark icon, a treasure chest icon, a disaster icon or is blank. There is a legend where each of the three colors of the tiles, orange, green and light blue are corresponded with their respective](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-06-135211-2-e1700505548487-1024x556.png)
Game Piece Bag and Laser-Wood Cut Game Pieces:
![Left and right halves show the front and back of the bag respectively. Left side consists of the climatopia logo on the the top, with a table below consisting of 6 disaster names, their respective icons and superhero icons. Right side shows the 6 superhero cards that are in white, where each card has a superhero icon, superhero title and a description of the superpower.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/2November23_54_in_FabricTemplateUNCBlue-1-e1699411366949-1024x838-1-1-1.png)
![Six wood-textured pieces each consisting of a superhero icon and title, against a white background.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/wood-pieces-1-1-1-1.png)
Character, Resource, and Quiz Cards:
![Front of Fall 2023 Character Card with young girl dressed as a super hero flexing her arms.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/04/image-1-201x300.jpg)
![Resource card with yellow background and treasure chest on the front](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-28-191345-199x300.png)
![Front of Fall 2023 Quiz Card with black circle and white question mark.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/quiz-card.png)
Resources to Prepare for Climate-Enhanced Disasters:
![A concise blue and white display with a range of resources for various disasters, providing a comprehensive overview.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/2November23_54_in_FabricTemplateUNCBlue-e1699411452399.png)
Front and Back of Drawstring Bag:
![Bag front with Climatopia logo & description for the game against a blue background.](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/6October23_42_in_FabricTemplateUNCBlue-e1701145631485-842x1024.png)
![Back of the bag with text comprehensively describing the rules of the game](https://tarheels.live/climatopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/430/2023/11/6October23_42_in_FabricTemplateUNCBlue-1-e1701146203230-838x1024.png)