We produce more and more light at night. Virtually everybody in Europe or the US lives in a light polluted place: all areas where artificial light always exceeds the light of the moon and the stars. These areas expand with about two percent per year, while already light polluted areas become even brighter at night.

Flipping Lakes is a game in which you, as a player, take on the role of a catchment water manager. As the water manager you are tasked to prevent a recreation lake from “flipping” from a clear and biodiverse state to a turbid and algae rich state. During the game, your catchment slowly becomes polluted by a diverse range of sources, such as farmland or sewers, and the effects of those are worsened by societal or climatic scenarios. To counter the impact of pollution and to keep your lake clean, you need to implement measures and use the intrinsic properties of the catchment. It’s time to gear up.. The battle is on!