Niva Kay
@nivakay.bsky.social
Sustainable Futures x Video Games. Co-Chair IGDA Climate SIG. Author, filmmaker & farmer amongst other things. PhD candidate UoA
And of course @miriamakamo.bsky.social did an incredible job as MC.
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And of course @miriamakamo.bsky.social did an incredible job as MC.
I’ve been working on this little textile game and can see this approach of incorporating real world crafting being bang on for extra texture and realism in this kind of game nivja.itch.io/textile-arti...
Textile Artisan by Nivja, daiika, EngineerSmith, matismerrylane
Step into the shoes of a skilled Textile Artisan in a vibrant Solarpunk community.
nivja.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve been working on this little textile game and can see this approach of incorporating real world crafting being bang on for extra texture and realism in this kind of game nivja.itch.io/textile-arti...
Thanks Oliver, yes had positive feedback at DiGRA 🙂. Sustainability imaginaries are so limited, definitely there is such an opportunity to expand and explore other narratives in games. Also yes let’s chat, I’m in the UK until the 13th which is ideal for normal day time chats before I had back to NZ
July 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Thanks Oliver, yes had positive feedback at DiGRA 🙂. Sustainability imaginaries are so limited, definitely there is such an opportunity to expand and explore other narratives in games. Also yes let’s chat, I’m in the UK until the 13th which is ideal for normal day time chats before I had back to NZ
And in case you’re interested as we share an interest in design/sustainability this is my DiGRA conference paper 🙂 dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...
Designing a toolkit for visualising desirable sustainable
futures in video games
| DiGRA Digital Library
dl.digra.org
July 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And in case you’re interested as we share an interest in design/sustainability this is my DiGRA conference paper 🙂 dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...
Yes the proceedings are here: dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...
2025: Conference Proceedings of DiGRA 2025: Games at the Crossroads
| DiGRA Digital Library
dl.digra.org
July 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Yes the proceedings are here: dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...
The session also featured research on the experiences and challenges faced by female jammers, that all game jam organisers should really take into attention. #gamejams #DiGRA2025
July 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The session also featured research on the experiences and challenges faced by female jammers, that all game jam organisers should really take into attention. #gamejams #DiGRA2025
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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