[Tory Stephens]

This is great. I’m a huge advocate for climate storytelling and climate fiction and believe they are the most underutilized climate solutions in our toolbox. To me this is about a thousand points of light, or rather narrative. We need many tales about a hopeful future, and we need them on different mediums. Video games are huge.

“As per the report by SuperData Research, the Gaming Industry was valued at $159.3 billion in 2020; however, on the other side, the Movie Industry was worth $19.1 billion, which makes the Gaming Industry <b style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>around eight times bigger than the Movie Industry.”

“The global gaming market is expected to reach $268.8 billion by 2025—over three times the music industry’s revenue and almost four times that of the film industry.”

We need to be where people are, and currently there are not many big titles that are about hope, climate and justice.

I wish there was though.

Thanks for sharing!

[Tory Stephens]

Hi Everyone,

I’m Tory, one of the organizers of this space. So glad this is starting to take shape. I’m in the climate storytelling space, and manage a project at Grist Magazine called Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.

I advocate and help publish climate fiction that focuses on building a better future. My advocate that we (society) need less dystopian narratives and instead focus on stories that imagine a better world, one that is free from colonialism, extraction, and oppression. I believe our imagination and the stories we tell are a necessary tool in our toolbox of climate solutions. If we can’t imagine a just and equitable future for all, we won’t have a just and equitable future.

I look forward to engaging with all of you and helping bring more people into this space!