THE HIVE tackles a profound dilemma we face every day: do I cooperate with others and sacrifice immediate gain for long-term benefits - or do I abandon ship and reap instant rewards?

Economists call this The Tragedy of The Commons – the tension between short-term benefit for the individual versus the long-term interest of the group. This conflict is at the core of many our most serious problems - climate change, pollution, resource depletion, over-population.

However for most of us it's hard to put the future ahead of the present. As Groucho Marx put it, "What do I care about future generations? What have they ever done for me?" Yet, global problems can't be solved with technology alone - they require behavioral change. But how can we change behavior when self-interest so easily trumps cooperation?

The story and history of Kapkot is a real world manifestation of the Tragedy of the Commons. Watch this video to learn how life changed in the village during the last century through the life of the generations still living there.

This conflict is at the core of our most serious problems - climate change, pollution, poverty, resource depletion, hunger, overpopulation - and can't be solved with technology alone. Their solutions require behavioural change. Today, gaming culture is emerging as one of the most conducive environments to promote learning and behavioural change.

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