1. In the not-so-distant future … Big zoomed out universe

2. On a land presently called Earth Slowly zooms into Planet Earth

3. Greed, famine, disease, war, and waste from past generations threaten to overwhelm the Land of Earth.

4. Monumental problems are about to abolish the entirety of life as we know it today. Earth turns rubbishy.

5. The end of our world …

6. There is only one way to stop this catastrophe … You. Create a super hero character

7. Join our elite crew of builders and creators... Make a line of cuckoo bird characters ??? (takeoff on Angry Birds)

8. Enter Invention Universe where your mission is to solve big problems. Make funky rockets fly across the Invention Universe control room window

9. My House Laboratory When you join Invention Universe, you will create a planet, avatar and profile; meet like-minded people and share ideas and innovations.

10. Explore other people’s planets and collaborate on projects. Watch a series of crazy IU projects rumble across the screen

11. On IU you will have your own portfolio where you can post projects to share with the community. Capture a portfolio screen shot.

12. Sign up for live webcasts and learn new skills from art and engineering specialists. Show icons of the BIY team of specialists and interns and their abbreviated bios. Jacob Computer Science MIT Aditia Bio Engineering Cornell Liu Huan Computer Science MIT Michael Intern BIY Andrew Intern BIY Neena Intern BIY David Intern BIY Nathan Intern BIY

13. Join Invention Universe today. Fix the future. Show Blender 3d picture of happy, peaceful world