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Climate Quickie: How video games inspire climate action
FromClimate Curious
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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It's confirmed – playing video games can lead to climate action, says Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, the founder of dmb crew and Games for Good on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. With more than 3 billion gamers on the planet, plus a tonne of green themed content, tune in to explore the ways in which people are playing for the planet, and how games can help us change the world for the better, together. Resources: Follow Deborah on Twitter Follow Deborah on LinkedInCheck out Games for GoodCheck out Playing for the PlanetCheck out Green Game JamRead the Green Game Jam Player ResearchCheck out the IGDA Climate SIG Deborah’s recommended green video games: Terra NilThe Wandering Village Riders Republic Idle Miner TycoonListen to more Climate Curious episodes on creativity: Xavier Cortada, What is an eco-artist? Emma Stewart, How your Netflix and chill can save the worldKumi Naidoo, What is artivism?Kumi Naidoo, How culture can help us win the climate warKatharine Hayhoe, Why talking is the most important thing you can do to fight climate changeFollow Climate Curious:Newsletter InstagramTwitter LinkedIn FacebookSuggest a topic you’d like Climate Curious to cover.
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
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