PROGRESS HAS A NEIGHBOR.The Data Center
The Data Center
Next Door.
Who benefits when the cloud moves in?
CCACore Industries wants to build in the heart of your town. It promises jobs, investment, and a brighter future. But every promise has a footprint.
One massive facility. Ten years of mounting pressure on electricity, water, housing, and the people who call this town home. Meet your neighbors, weigh the tradeoffs, and decide what your community will stand for.
Your choices shape community solidarity, environmental health, and institutional power.
Year 0
MariaYour neighbor of 40 years in Crystal Valley
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
TEN YEARS LATER
Bring it back to the classroom
- Which choice felt most consequential? Which felt like it didn't matter?
- How did the simulation illustrate social mobilization?
- In what ways did corporate power shape the available options?
- Was your ending a result of individual choices or structural forces?