SimEarth, 'The Living Planet', was inspired by James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis and looks at the world as one interrelated living organism, offering the ultimate experience in planet management. It allows you to explore the complex relationship between a planet and its life-forms by controlling the atmosphere, configuration of land masses, water supply, and temperature.

SimEarth allows you to explore Life Science concepts such as:

• evolution
• diversity and adaptation
• classification of life-forms
• effects of solar energy on life forms.

It also allows you to explore Earth Science concepts such as:

• plate tectonics and continental drift
• erosion
• meteorological events
• the formation and composition of the ocean floor.

And it also allows you to explore Social Science concepts such as:

• the relationship between energy usage and population
• the factors that affect quality of life
• the "nuclear winter" scenario.