Empowerment – Green Media Mediography

Energy Czar

Energy Czar is an early educational simulation game where the president of the United States gives the player full power to guide the country through a 1980s energy crisis. The player has full control over eight energy resources: coal, oil, natural gas, uranium, hydroelectric power, solar power, wind power and biomass. It is possible to promote

Wijk & Water Battle

The objective of Wijk & Water Battle is to provide participants with insights into their water and energy consumption, ultimately encouraging them to change their habits. The pilot launched in the autumn of 2015, involving children from two primary schools in different neighborhoods of Leeuwarden. Over three months, the children teamed up with local residents in a

Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2 is the direct sequel of 2012 Arkane Studios’ awarded Dishonored. The story takes place a few years past the events of the first chapter, and lets the player take on the role of Empress Emily Kaldwin. Usurped of her throne by the Duke Luca Abele, she embarks on a journey through the southern

Fate of the World

Fate of the World not only fosters players' sense of empowerment by putting them in charge of Earth's future, but also supports Anthropogenic Global Climate Change education by founding the game upon actual climate prediction models.

Half-Earth Socialism

Based on the book of Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass, Half-Earth Socialism is a free videogame in which you are tasked with governing the world, reducing humanity greenhouse gas emissions, protecting biodiversity, and reducing the temperature to 1 degree above industrial levels at the year 2100. To reach that objective you’ll have different policy proposals

Terraforming Mars

Terraforming Mars is a board game from 1 to 5 players in which the players take the role of corporations whose role is to terraform and populate the planet Mars to make it suitable for human life. For that, they have to modify the temperature, oxygen and water levels present in the planet, but they

Plant Girl

From the Gamefound page: “Plant Girl Game is a tabletop roleplaying game about a family of plant children working together to prevent ecological disaster in their small town.” The designers describe the player’s role as follows: “You don’t have to be a girl, but you do have to be a plant. Your character’s gender is

Gigawatt

From the website: “ Medium complexity Euro-style strategy board game The first 100% realistic energy board game, based on data research and interviews with dozens of energy experts Designed by energy specialists and a professional Amsterdam based artist Connect regions to build a European power grid Invest in technology cards, trade and negotiate in energy

In the Heights

In the Heights centers on a variety of characters living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan. At the center of the show is Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door, pines for the gorgeous girl working in the neighboring beauty salon and dreams

Woman at War

Contributed by Tessa Nauta “Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder,

WWF Free Rivers

The WWF Free Rivers app is an educational tool that teaches its audience about the effects of a river ecosystem on the environment. By including components such as animal life, river maintenance, rehabilitation, and restoration, the app shows the right and wrongs ways a river can be treated.

Vestiaire Collective

Vestiaire Collective is an app that lets its users sell second-hand designer and luxury fashion. The app helps spread awareness on how designer clothes are a part of environmental problems such as overproduction and overconsumption of the fashion industry.

Solar Power

A psychedelic/folk-pop album by New Zealand -born artist Lorde. The album deals with nature as a an escapist haven, introspection, climate anxiety, and more through its lyrics, sonic themes and organic recordings such as the chirping of Cicadas.

SimCity BuildIt

SimCity BuildIt is a city-building simulation and strategy game. This mobile game is the latest version of the SimCity franchise. The game challeges users to build their own city that gets more and more complicated. For one, playes need keep their citizens happy, and thus need to reduce pullution and build green parcs for example.

The Spill

In this game, an offshore rig by the name of DeepWell 4 has blown out and the rupture is spilling crude oil into the ocean at an alarming rate. Players form a response team and must work together, using individual talents to avert an ecological disaster.

NMF.earth

NMF.earth is an app that calculates various kinds of carbon emission and guides users to reduce them by setting goals for a 'monthly budget'.

Yuka

Yuka deciphers the compositions of food and cosmetic products and evaluates their health impacts for the consumers through a simple scan.

Labels for your Planet

Labels for your Planet is an app that promotes responsible consumption through providing information on eco-labels and seals.

EcoCRED

EcoCRED: Do your part for the planet!

Save the Kiwi

Save the Kiwi is conceptualized targeting at food waste management.

RecycleNation

RecycleNation is an informative app that aims to increase responsible recycling rates in the US by making recycling easier for everyone involved.

Showing They Care (Or Don’t): Affective Publics and Ambivalent Climate Activism on TikTok

Hautea, Samantha, Perry Parks, Bruno Takahashi, and Jing Zeng. “Showing They Care (Or Don’t): Affective Publics and Ambivalent Climate Activism on TikTok.” Social Media + Society, (April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051211012344. The microvideo platform TikTok has emerged as a popular hub for self-expression and social activism, particularly for youth, but use of the platform’s affective affordances to

Recyclebank

Recyclebank: CUT DOWN ON WASTE. INCREASE THE SAVINGS.