Challenge
After witnessing the hardships of Shattered Spire, your final journey in Astraeus takes you to Skyreach, the last-standing city that still retains some of its former beauty. While Skyreach has weathered the economic storm better than its neighboring cities, it now faces significant challenges: overcrowding, environmental degradation, and a lack of affordable housing. To truly recover, Skyreach must lead by example in building a city that is both inclusive and sustainable.
In Skyreach, you meet Elyse, a visionary architect passionate about creating resilient and equitable urban spaces. She has worked tirelessly to develop green spaces, sustainable housing, and inclusive urban policies. However, she faces a pressing challenge: a major public hearing is scheduled for the following week, where Councilor Viktor Kane will advocate for his luxury development project that threatens to displace low-income residents.
As you assist Elyse in preparing for the hearing, you realize that the stakes are higher than ever. The Planetary Alliance's mission to save Novara from environmental and social collapse depends on successful interventions in cities like Skyreach. With the urgency to return to the future and ensure a sustainable path forward, you gather data and community testimonies to present a compelling counterproposal. This is a crucial moment not just for Skyreach, but for the vision of a thriving Novara that the Planetary Alliance is striving to achieve.
Your mission is to design a project that focuses on making Skyreach—and cities like it—more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. You might develop visualizations that showcase sustainable city designs, create digital tools that empower citizens to participate in urban planning, or craft a campaign that highlights the importance of preserving affordable housing. Your innovative ideas could be the key to swaying public opinion and securing a future for Skyreach that prioritizes its residents over profit.
Your project will help lay the foundation for a new era of sustainable cities, ensuring that the communities of Astraeus have a future they can thrive in, and bringing you one step closer to fulfilling the Planetary Alliance's mission.
Project Brief: Sustainable Cities Initiative
Consider how your work can:
- Improve access to affordable housing, public transportation, and green spaces to enhance quality of life for all.
- Mitigate environmental impacts through innovative waste management, renewable energy integration, or climate-adaptive infrastructure.
- Foster community engagement and participation in urban planning to ensure equitable development and shared ownership of solutions.
Let your creativity guide you as you develop a solution that fosters appreciation and action for the preservation of biodiversity.
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Important Dates
Challenge opens:
February 10, 2025 at 9:00am ET
Challenge closes:
February 16, 2025 at 11:59pm PT
Submission Format
All projects for Mastery Quest: Sustainable Futures will be hosted on GitHub, making it easy to share and explore the amazing ideas you'll create throughout the summit.
All submissions must include:
- A public GitHub link to your project
- A screenshot of your project
- A brief description:
- Project concept
- How it embodies the theme
- Technologies used
- Notable features or challenges
Let's see what you build on GitHub as we work together toward a more sustainable future!
If you’re new to GitHub, now’s the perfect time to dive in! GitHub is a platform that lets you host, share, and collaborate on code—perfect for showcasing your Sustainable Futures project. Check out these resources to get started:
- GitHub for Beginners YouTube playlist
- GitHub’s Getting Started documentation
- A handy Git cheat sheet to guide you along the way.
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Submission Guidelines
- Deadline: Submit your project by February 16.
- How to Submit:
- Submit via email to masteryquests@bletchley.org and use the subject: Reviving the Cityscape
- Ensure your project includes the required screenshot and description as specified above.
Judging Criteria
Your submissions will be evaluated based on:
- Creativity: How original, innovative, and imaginative is the project in addressing the challenge?
- Relevance to Theme: How well does the project align with and address the specific focus of the challenge?
- Clarity of Concept: How clearly and effectively does the project communicate its purpose, approach, and potential impact?
