Trevin York
@trevinyork.bsky.social
Game designer that dabbles in research. Director @ direlark.co.uk | Senior Fellow @ the Atlantic Council's Climate Resilience Center
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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...
www.routledge.com
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...
Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:
www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...
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I won't link/cap my last repost as the author has reposts turned off. He's correct and also the topic of "can fiction influence attitudes?" is fun, complex and nuanced. There's research on it! Unsurprisingly the answer isn't simply no or yes, neither zero nor 'too much" social power & responsibility
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I won't link/cap my last repost as the author has reposts turned off. He's correct and also the topic of "can fiction influence attitudes?" is fun, complex and nuanced. There's research on it! Unsurprisingly the answer isn't simply no or yes, neither zero nor 'too much" social power & responsibility
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I’ve written about sustainability in the games industry and this book will be a great comprehensive overview — perfect for folks wondering how games will clash with climate change. I’ve even got a chapter in it covering games media’s role!
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...
Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:
www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...
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...
www.routledge.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’ve written about sustainability in the games industry and this book will be a great comprehensive overview — perfect for folks wondering how games will clash with climate change. I’ve even got a chapter in it covering games media’s role!
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...
Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:
www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...
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...
www.routledge.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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...
Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:
www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...
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Can game design really change the world? 🎮
In this week's ep of The Goth Boss Podcast, I chat to @trevinyork.bsky.social about Game Design For Change and hear about projects that are having a real impact on the world.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gothboss
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZPydcl...
In this week's ep of The Goth Boss Podcast, I chat to @trevinyork.bsky.social about Game Design For Change and hear about projects that are having a real impact on the world.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gothboss
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZPydcl...
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Can game design really change the world? 🎮
In this week's ep of The Goth Boss Podcast, I chat to @trevinyork.bsky.social about Game Design For Change and hear about projects that are having a real impact on the world.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gothboss
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZPydcl...
In this week's ep of The Goth Boss Podcast, I chat to @trevinyork.bsky.social about Game Design For Change and hear about projects that are having a real impact on the world.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gothboss
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZPydcl...
I had a really great time chatting with dots.eco about what design for change looks like in practice in green games. open.spotify.com/episode/7aFm...
Next-gen gaming: a conversation with Trevin York, founder of Dire Lark
open.spotify.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I had a really great time chatting with dots.eco about what design for change looks like in practice in green games. open.spotify.com/episode/7aFm...
I'm so excited every time I see this project get more recognition
our game about DEAD GODS and TAKING BILLIONAIRES TO COURT FOR THEIR CRIMES is in the graun!! thx @yourkyotowife.bsky.social for a thoughtful write-up touching on our complex conversational systems & how joy + rage power transformation 🔥 @allwillrise.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
All Will Rise, the game empowering players to tackle real-world problems
With its rousing card game about activism, indie studio Speculative Agency hopes to inspire players to engage with issues such as pollution and the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm so excited every time I see this project get more recognition
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Sunday keynote @conpulsion.bsky.social 'Where are we going?' presenting some positive possibilities for the future @philipgharris.bsky.social chair & lively panel @discourseminis.bsky.social @gavininglis.bsky.social Ron Edwards @trevinyork.bsky.social #Conpulsion #games #ttrpg #games #Scotland #rpg
April 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sunday keynote @conpulsion.bsky.social 'Where are we going?' presenting some positive possibilities for the future @philipgharris.bsky.social chair & lively panel @discourseminis.bsky.social @gavininglis.bsky.social Ron Edwards @trevinyork.bsky.social #Conpulsion #games #ttrpg #games #Scotland #rpg
I'll be on a panel both days of @conpulsion.bsky.social in Edinburgh April 12th/13th discussing the state of the game industry, equipped with (I'd argue) justified optimism. Come play games, meet game makers and artists, hear cool talks, and support charity partner www.emptykitchens.co.uk
Empty Kitchens Full Hearts | Edinburgh | Scotland
Empty Kitchens Full Hearts are a volunteer initiative that rescues surplus food and turns it into free, healthy meals for people in need.
www.emptykitchens.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'll be on a panel both days of @conpulsion.bsky.social in Edinburgh April 12th/13th discussing the state of the game industry, equipped with (I'd argue) justified optimism. Come play games, meet game makers and artists, hear cool talks, and support charity partner www.emptykitchens.co.uk
Thanks to everyone who came to our GDC workshop last Tuesday, and to all the other inspiring speakers, colleagues, friends, and game devs I got to chat to. It's nice to end a week more energized than when I started it.
March 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to our GDC workshop last Tuesday, and to all the other inspiring speakers, colleagues, friends, and game devs I got to chat to. It's nice to end a week more energized than when I started it.
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KEYNOTE – Where are we going?
Sunday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
Sunday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
March 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
KEYNOTE – Where are we going?
Sunday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
Sunday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
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KEYNOTE – How did we Get Here?
Saturday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
Saturday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
March 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
KEYNOTE – How did we Get Here?
Saturday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
Saturday Lunchtime 13:00 – 13:55
Ron Edwards, Discourse @discourseminis.bsky.social , Stuart Boon and Trevin York @trevinyork.bsky.social join Phil Harris (Chair) in a talk about the current state of the games industry and how the hell we got to this place.
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Trying to get your players to take care of our planet?
Here's a free workshop series we've designed for Playing For The Planet Alliance's Green Game Jam 2024
Part 1: what's your game Unique Impact Potential?
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYF...
Activity Book: tinyurl.com/GGJ-WS1-Goog...
Here's a free workshop series we've designed for Playing For The Planet Alliance's Green Game Jam 2024
Part 1: what's your game Unique Impact Potential?
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYF...
Activity Book: tinyurl.com/GGJ-WS1-Goog...
Green Game Jam 2024 Design Workshops: Arnaud Fayolle
YouTube video by Playing 4 The Planet
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Trying to get your players to take care of our planet?
Here's a free workshop series we've designed for Playing For The Planet Alliance's Green Game Jam 2024
Part 1: what's your game Unique Impact Potential?
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYF...
Activity Book: tinyurl.com/GGJ-WS1-Goog...
Here's a free workshop series we've designed for Playing For The Planet Alliance's Green Game Jam 2024
Part 1: what's your game Unique Impact Potential?
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYF...
Activity Book: tinyurl.com/GGJ-WS1-Goog...