Game developers should strive to identify and defuse the negative behaviours we’re accidentally normalizing with videogames. The game 80 Days […]
Discourage negative behaviours
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Impact type: Attitude Shift
Normalize eco conscious behaviours
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Games can normalize eco-conscious and sustainable behaviours, such as low carbon activities. in the game A Short Hike, for example, […]
Reward positive behaviours in real life
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When the intrinsic motivation of doing good deeds isn’t enough, We can also add an extrinsic motivation by rewarding positive […]
The SIMS 4: Eco Lifestyle acts like a tasting platter of individual Climate Actions, where everybody can find little things […]
We can represent happy lives that do not rely on consumerism, to deprogram the toxic dream of buying always more […]
Emotional connection is the key to making players want to invest in the real world or reflect on the meaning […]
Delicious plant-based food
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Cooking systems that dabble in plant-based food can both inspire and teach real recipes.
Repair, Re-use, Recycle
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In-game economies can be circular economies – build player habits of repair and re-use, and raise the value of junk.
Kind is the new Cool
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Kindness can move mountains.
Showcase a Climate Solution
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Normalize real-world climate solutions by incorporating them into your world lore, story, and/or game mechanics.
Reveal Costs of Extraction
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Challenge age-old gaming tropes to remind players that nothing lasts forever and that pillaging nature’s pantry has consequences!
Acknowledge the Climate Emergency
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“The most important thing you can do for climate – talk about it”
Dr Katharine Hayhoe
Imagine a Sustainable Future
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Unlike dystopias featuring urban decay and corruption, solarpunk helps us imagine worlds where crises are solved with camaraderie and ingenuity.
Facilitate Grief for the World
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The climate crisis is a major existential threat that can be very overwhelming. Games and storytelling can help us process emotions into action.
Erode Social License
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Call out the corruption, deceit and propaganda of polluting industries, real or fictional, and help ruin their hard-won prestige in the real world!
Elevate Environmental Champions
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Let players into the minds of heroes who stand up for the planet and future generations to inspire them to be courageous.
Forge Emotional Bonds with Nature
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Helping ourselves feel connected to nature has been proven to help us feel happier, less stressed, and more creative.