In: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication
This book presents the first sustained analysis of the digital game industry's carbon footprint and its role in exacerbating global climate change. Identifying the ways videogames can actually help combat the climate crisis, it argues for the urgency of transitioning to a fully carbon neutral games industry, exploring the challenges and opportunities inherent in this undertaking. Beginning with an analysis of debates around the persuasive power of games, the book argues that real impact can only be achieved by focusing on the material conditions of game production - by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from making, selling, and playing games, as well as the hardware used to play them. Abraham makes a compelling argument that a sustainable games industry is possible, and outlines the actions that everyone can take to reduce the harms that digital games cause to people and planet
In: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication
Chapter 1. Why Games and Climate Change? -- Chapter 2. How can games save the world? -- Chapter 3. What is an ecological game? -- Chapter 4. How much energy does it take to make a videogame -- Chapter 5. The carbon footprint of games distribution -- Chapter 6. The carbon footprint of playing games -- Chapter 7. The Periodic Table of Torture -- Chapter 8. Where to from here?.
In: Palgrave studies in media and environmental communication
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Why Games and Climate Change? -- Costly Diversions -- Conceptualizing the Crisis -- Outline of Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: How Can Games Save the World? -- Green and Climate Games -- How Do Games Change Minds? -- Ideology in Games -- ARMA 3's Aesthetic Vision of a Climate Future -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: What Is an Ecological Game? -- Ecological Resonances in Game Discourse Metaphors -- Features and Dynamics of the Survival-Crafting Genre -- Crafting as Accelerating Technological Efficiency and Accumulation -- The Ecological Game -- Conclusion -- References -- Games -- Chapter 4: How Much Energy Does it Take to Make a Videogame -- Solo Developers -- Small Teams -- Large Studios -- Triple A Mega-Studios -- Rovio -- Ubisoft -- Electronic Arts -- EA Dice -- Publishers and Platform Holders -- Nintendo -- Sony -- Microsoft -- Travel and Flights -- Total Game Development Emissions in 2020 -- Conclusion -- References -- Games -- Chapter 5: The Carbon Footprint of Games Distribution -- The Emissions of Sending Discs Around the World -- A Case Study of Australia: Estimating Disc-Based Distribution of PS4 Games -- The Emissions of Digital Distribution -- Conclusion -- References -- Games -- Chapter 6: The Carbon Footprint of Playing Games -- Console Energy Use & -- Carbon Emissions -- PlayStation -- Xbox -- Nintendo -- The Importance of Energy Efficiency -- Games After Climate Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Games -- Chapter 7: The Periodic Table of Torture -- Testing the Advanced Processing Unit -- Element No. 12: Magnesium (Mg) -- Element No. 13: Aluminium (Al) -- Element No. 22: Titanium (Ti) -- Element No. 24: Chromium (Cr) -- Element No. 28: Nickel (Ni) -- Element No. 29: Copper (Cu) -- Element No. 30: Zinc (Zi) -- Element No. 31: Gallium (Ga).
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