Niva Kay
@nivakay.bsky.social
Sustainable Futures x Video Games. Co-Chair IGDA Climate SIG. Author, filmmaker & farmer amongst other things. PhD candidate UoA
@atamorimmaia.bsky.social excellent talk today on adaptation success being an opening of possibilities. I especially like the adaptation myopia #af2025
October 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@atamorimmaia.bsky.social excellent talk today on adaptation success being an opening of possibilities. I especially like the adaptation myopia #af2025
Phenomenal first sessions at the Adaptation Futures Conference. With indigenous people front and centre stage discussing the urgency of bringing science, policy and indigenous knowledge together to implement transformative climate adaptations #af2025
October 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Phenomenal first sessions at the Adaptation Futures Conference. With indigenous people front and centre stage discussing the urgency of bringing science, policy and indigenous knowledge together to implement transformative climate adaptations #af2025
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Our investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.
🔗 www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
🔗 www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
August 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.
🔗 www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
🔗 www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
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Disgusting!
Farmers now won't even need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA fresh water protection rules
#TooManyCows #TooMuchInfluence
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Farmers now won't even need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA fresh water protection rules
#TooManyCows #TooMuchInfluence
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Farmers won't need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA rules
The changes will save thousands of farmers from having to lodge resource consents to discharge pollutants into waterways, but critics say councils should be in charge.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Disgusting!
Farmers now won't even need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA fresh water protection rules
#TooManyCows #TooMuchInfluence
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Farmers now won't even need consent to pollute waterways as government undoes RMA fresh water protection rules
#TooManyCows #TooMuchInfluence
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Climate policy is ≈ 95% ending fossil carbon mining and burning, biodiversity policy is ≈ 95% protecting and restoring habitat AND THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
Ouch.
“If we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zero.”
“If we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zero.”
August 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Climate policy is ≈ 95% ending fossil carbon mining and burning, biodiversity policy is ≈ 95% protecting and restoring habitat AND THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
Hacking games and gameplay as an alternative to production/consumption @illmare.bsky.social at #gamestransformed
July 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hacking games and gameplay as an alternative to production/consumption @illmare.bsky.social at #gamestransformed
The right is no longer selling utopia It’s time for the left to “Fight an apocalyptic narrative with a non apocalyptic narrative” @molleindustria.org looking forward to playing Future No Thanks when it comes out!
July 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The right is no longer selling utopia It’s time for the left to “Fight an apocalyptic narrative with a non apocalyptic narrative” @molleindustria.org looking forward to playing Future No Thanks when it comes out!
A lovely talk by @aeiea.bsky.social covering sustainability initiatives in the game industry, and how Monument Valley taken the leap from a green activation to a full climate themed game. Also included a giant dice and a disagreeable dragon for a little consensus building game. #developbrighton
July 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A lovely talk by @aeiea.bsky.social covering sustainability initiatives in the game industry, and how Monument Valley taken the leap from a green activation to a full climate themed game. Also included a giant dice and a disagreeable dragon for a little consensus building game. #developbrighton
I love this embroidery UI by @shimmerglitch.bsky.social who gave a great talk about incorporating crafts into games. #developbrighton
July 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I love this embroidery UI by @shimmerglitch.bsky.social who gave a great talk about incorporating crafts into games. #developbrighton
Game devs by the seaside.. it’s @developconference.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Game devs by the seaside.. it’s @developconference.com
Can games help us adopted a post-humanist sentiment to death? @poppywilde.bsky.social says yup, they can. #DiGRA2025 #spiritfarer
July 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Can games help us adopted a post-humanist sentiment to death? @poppywilde.bsky.social says yup, they can. #DiGRA2025 #spiritfarer
Phenomenal presentation yesterday by @pippinbarr.bsky.social and Rilla Khaled on systematic methods for materialising Research through Design, going past descriptive documentation using reflective practices by regular inquiry using What/so what/now what questions. #Digra2025 #designresearch
July 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Phenomenal presentation yesterday by @pippinbarr.bsky.social and Rilla Khaled on systematic methods for materialising Research through Design, going past descriptive documentation using reflective practices by regular inquiry using What/so what/now what questions. #Digra2025 #designresearch
Excellent keynote today by @aphrak.bsky.social with hardcore facts - the industry inflates its size/importance, normalises bad practices across employment, harassment, and gambling and all these things spread out way beyond games. #digra2025
July 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Excellent keynote today by @aphrak.bsky.social with hardcore facts - the industry inflates its size/importance, normalises bad practices across employment, harassment, and gambling and all these things spread out way beyond games. #digra2025
@t0mm7.bsky.social domesticating play at playboy. The choice of backgammon might be a random novelty but overall play normalised via playboy into homes, with everything you can imagine being attached to it, is a significant historical context to its meaning/player communities today #digra2025
July 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
@t0mm7.bsky.social domesticating play at playboy. The choice of backgammon might be a random novelty but overall play normalised via playboy into homes, with everything you can imagine being attached to it, is a significant historical context to its meaning/player communities today #digra2025
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NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
Racist AI-generated videos are the newest slop garnering millions of views on TikTok
www.mediamatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW from me: TikTokers have been using tools like Google’s Veo 3 to AI-generate racist videos. The videos are garnering millions of views by bringing centuries-old racist tropes to life. It’s an actual dystopian nightmare!
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/racis...
Great talk today by @professorgrace.bsky.social on creating game jam space that are playful, supportive and bring people together around shared challenges.
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Great talk today by @professorgrace.bsky.social on creating game jam space that are playful, supportive and bring people together around shared challenges.
First day of DiGRA Malta. It was great to be part of the PhD consortium and hear about the great research everyone is working on. Also what a setting, I mean, check out this room!
June 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
First day of DiGRA Malta. It was great to be part of the PhD consortium and hear about the great research everyone is working on. Also what a setting, I mean, check out this room!
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Once again I am putting it out there, we (as in at least I) need forest gardening logistics games! And the Agroforestry mode/mod(?) in Farming Simulator does not count. That doesnt even brush the surface lol
June 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Once again I am putting it out there, we (as in at least I) need forest gardening logistics games! And the Agroforestry mode/mod(?) in Farming Simulator does not count. That doesnt even brush the surface lol
Last call! #gameindustry #art
We are designing a toolkit to support desirable and sustainable futures aesthetics in games, and we need your help!
If you are a game art director, artist or otherwise involved in game visuals, aesthetics and worldbuilding, please complete this short survey.
please share 🔃
#gamedev #gameart
If you are a game art director, artist or otherwise involved in game visuals, aesthetics and worldbuilding, please complete this short survey.
please share 🔃
#gamedev #gameart
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May 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Last call! #gameindustry #art
Only two more weeks to take this survey, please help us out by filling it in and spreading the word. Especially #artdirector #gameart #worldbuilding #gamedesign 🙏🏼
We are designing a toolkit to support desirable and sustainable futures aesthetics in games, and we need your help!
If you are a game art director, artist or otherwise involved in game visuals, aesthetics and worldbuilding, please complete this short survey.
please share 🔃
#gamedev #gameart
If you are a game art director, artist or otherwise involved in game visuals, aesthetics and worldbuilding, please complete this short survey.
please share 🔃
#gamedev #gameart
Qualtrics Survey | Desirable Futures Toolkit
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
auckland.au1.qualtrics.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Only two more weeks to take this survey, please help us out by filling it in and spreading the word. Especially #artdirector #gameart #worldbuilding #gamedesign 🙏🏼
Quite happy with how this painting is going.
April 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Quite happy with how this painting is going.
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Well hey look at this!
(If you're a developer/story-teller you should def take the time to complete this!)
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(If you're a developer/story-teller you should def take the time to complete this!)
auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
March 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Well hey look at this!
(If you're a developer/story-teller you should def take the time to complete this!)
auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
(If you're a developer/story-teller you should def take the time to complete this!)
auckland.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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If direct air capture (DAC), a CO₂ removal (CDR) technique, costs $500 per tonne, removing just US emissions would cost ~$3 trillion annually (that's ~4x US military spending).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions
Separating carbon dioxide from air, while technically straightforward, is outrageously expensive.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If direct air capture (DAC), a CO₂ removal (CDR) technique, costs $500 per tonne, removing just US emissions would cost ~$3 trillion annually (that's ~4x US military spending).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
It would also require twice the total power generation capacity of the US today (and it has to be 100% carbon-free).
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There is a quasi-religion in Silicon Valley that views AI as godlike. This faith has always been parallel to Evangelical Christianity: salvation (transhumanism), the rapture (the technological singularity), and demons (Roko's Basilisk)
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
March 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
There is a quasi-religion in Silicon Valley that views AI as godlike. This faith has always been parallel to Evangelical Christianity: salvation (transhumanism), the rapture (the technological singularity), and demons (Roko's Basilisk)
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.
Lately the AI faith has fully fused with Christian Nationalism.