Rebecka Petterson

The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability. Based on both industry practice and research, the chapters within t...

If you're curious about practical methods and in-depth critical takes on how to work on sustainability in and through games and play, have we got the book for you!

Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:

www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...

Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.

Because Our Planet Is Blue The Ocean is the Earth’s cradle of life, nourishing and connecting the entire planet. It is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. We all depend on the balance and wellbeing of the endl...

Ship collisions and noise are pushing whales to the brink–but there’s a simple solution. Slowing down ships could save thousands of whales and other marine life. Urge your leaders to commit to real ocean protection at the upcoming global summit! action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-6-...

I’m am adaptation scientist and here’s what I had to say about this—many years ago already.

Green Game Design Launch Webinar | LinkedIn Hugo Bille and a co-chair of the IGDA Climate SIG will discuss the launch of the Green Game Design Project! This project will be a great way to signal boost other green game developers and initiatives...

Join us on Tuesday March 11th for the official launching day webinar! It's a tremendous group of people dedicated to building a stronger environmentally conscious games industry. I highly recommend everyone to attend! Sign up (for free) here: www.linkedin.com/events/green...

Games are great at facilitating imagination reg. climate change. How to see a future & not give in to despair? There are tons of future to save & massive amounts of worth it; we need imagination & games can be utilised, check out the #GreenGameDesign website! www.greengamedesign.com/imagine-a-so...

The #GreenGameDesign site has a timely topic about "Inspire Collective Action". See the link and share thoughts. Can we show the consequences of uber-capitalism in a joyful way? Yes!

I'll share at GDC's renown Climate Crisis Workshop on Tuesday, March 18.

www.greengamedesign.com/inspire-coll...

What I love about the #greengamedesign website is the use cases demonstrating how different games have approached sustainability. This page on Regeneration & agroecology features @kamaeru.bsky.social wetland regeneration and @balancingmonkeygames.com use of ‘The Three Sisters’ polyculture! #gamedev

Finally, an intervention of my own on the #GreenGameDesign website! I love it when we can feature developers' own stories about their creations like this. This was a really simple step to get players thinking about the materiality of tech and games.
www.greengamedesign.com/honest-power...

The first green messaging I remember from a video game was freeing the imprisoned forest animals from evil industrialist Dr Robotnik in Sonic. Good to see it featured on the new #GreenGameDesign website. Tons of top insights and examples there to check out.🌍🎮

www.greengamedesign.com/oil-ocean-zo...

I hate that feeling when you really want to play a video game but then you think about it for just a little too long and now it feels more like a chore than fun.