Science is not about why. It’s about why not.
Create games with us!
Eko Game Jam is where game artists, programmers and environmental experts come together to create fun games utilising environmental data provided by The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Environment Institute and other partners.
Eko Game
This mobile game prototype is created by art guru Petri and game jam guru Samuli specifically for eko game jam. They will also be joining the first jam as mentors. The prototype inspires game jammers to use ecological data and information provided by Sitra and our other partners.
Have you ever wanted to show players how much damage the exploding cars and crashing buildings create in terms of CO2? Well now, The Environment Institute can help to add a carbon calculator into your game!
Utilise environmental data in your games!
We hope that you power your game prototype with any of the datasets listed here. You can choose to use just one CO2 number or use the data more comprehensively. Please ask help from mentors onsite and online!
Sustainable everyday life -data
Mentored by Finnish Environment Institute, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Helsinki Reuse Centre and University of Lapland
Climate diet (Ilmastodieetti)
The data by Finnish Environment institute helps to estimate the CO2 impacts of your everyday life. Create a game where energy, travel, food and consumption choices reduce emissions.
Climate Diet API:
http://bit.ly/2N0xdNN
Additional data on building and construction emissions:
http://bit.ly/2XInwnX
Instructions and documentation:
http://bit.ly/2WyMzZ7
Lifestyle-test (Elämäntapatesti)
Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra’s Lifestyle test has reached hundreds of thousands Finns, and the calculations are now opened for public use! The data helps to compare CO2 impacts of everyday choices.
Download and use these excel files:
A) Lifestyle test calculator:
http://bit.ly/2IDVq6R
B) 100 sustainable lifestyle choices:
http://bit.ly/2KfRP27
Agriculture and forest data
Mentored by Finnish Natural Resources Institute and Finnish Environment Institute
Emissions of peatland agriculture
Finnish peatland fields are remarkable emission sources. This fresh dataset provided by Finnish natural resources institute tells about the emissions of different peatland farming options.
Find data to download here:
http://bit.ly/2KNKeHA
City data
Mentored by city of Helsinki
Emission data portal of Helsinki
Helsingin kaupungin ilmastopäästötietojärjestelmä (FINNISH)
Ideate games using the open emission and emission reduction target data of Helsinki.
Find data to download here:
http://bit.ly/2XMj5sm
Climate data
Mentored by Helsinki University INAR, Institute for atmospheric and Earth system research
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC data
See how nations report their greenhouse gas emissions to IPCC! IPCC also provides scenarios of the development of global warming and its impacts in all nations. Turn the data into a game of global collaboration!
Download the data here:
http://bit.ly/2WFF2wL
Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Finland (Suomen kasvihuonekaasuinventaario)
Greenhouse gas inventory data provided by Statistics Finland contains emissions of energy, industry, land use, forestry and waste. There is also data on many climate gases. Create games where you decrease the emissions from different sectors and monitor different greenhouse gases.
Find data to download here:
http://bit.ly/2XRFZhG
Climate guide (Ilmasto-opas )
Data set by Finnish Meteorological Institute provides global climate scenarios. Create a game to combat and adapt to increased storms, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and changing currents!
Find data to download here:
Game mentors
Samuli Jääskeläinen
@samuli
Game developer, furious jammer and unpredictable traveler. Creator of over 100 games. Currently pushing VR industry forward at Varjo.
Sini Haapanen
@sinistys
Artist, game jammer and deputy member of the Finnish Game Jam Ry. Currently working as a VFX artist at Frozenbyte, with a history of various artist positions.
Petri Räsänen
@petri
Lead Artist at mobile game studio Seriously. Passionate about all aspects of game development. Finds game jams to be the perfect place to try out new ideas and platforms.
Partners
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Games have the power to inspire, entertain and educate any mind, no matter how old or young. Let’s use this power together for the common good. We hope to see you at our events!
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