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EcoWar v1.02 - The Ecosystem simulator
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Description
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	EcoWar is a simple ecosystem simulator that allows the user to learn about
	how different plant and animal species interact with each other. By
	observing species interactions the user can gain an understanding of
	important environmental concepts such as biodiversity and evolution.
	EcoWar can be used as a passive educational tool by allowing the user to
	only observe what is happening in the environment or it can be used as an
	active educational medium by requiring the user to interact with the
	environment to achieve an objective.
	Included are eleven scenarios which allow the user to explore many aspects
	concerning the interaction of species and ecosystem management. Each
	scenario comes with a worksheet which the user can work through to gain
	the most out of the lesson.
	While the simulator is running the user can change the environment and
	evolve new species. The user can change the average temperature across
	the landscape making a warmer or cooler climate. They can also change
	the amount of nutrients available in the soil of the landscape. Such
	changes will be reflected in the behaviour of the plant and animal
	species present.
	The user can also evolve new species of plants and animals from existing
	species and can design and develop their own ecosystems.

System Requirements
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	Minimum system requirements

		Windows 95
		8 Mb RAM
		486DX4-100 processor or compatible
		8-bit ( 256 colour ) graphics mode
		640 x 480 screen resolution

	Recommended system to run EcoWar

		Windows 95
		16 Mb RAM
		Pentium processor or compatible
		16-bit ( 64k colours ) graphics mode or any other direct colour mode
		800 x 600 screen resolution

Installation
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	Simply run the setup.exe file and follow the instructions.


EcoWar is Shareware and was uploaded by the author. It may be distributed freely
in its original form.

Eddie Retelj, Gate 5 Software
retelje@ocean.com.au










