Alex over at WorldChanging takes approving note of Steve Crandall’s idea for a green co mputer gaming tournament where all the power for the computers would have t o be generated by the players themselves.
I think this would be a neat way for the environmental community to approach th e gaming community where they’re at — and, as Steve points out, this could be a neat contest.
Another way to approach this would be for a game tournament sponsor to power an entire tournament with solar/wind or other renewable energy source.
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I tried to push the idea at a few engineering departments last semester. Every
one liked the idea, but there needs to be someone or an organization to carry t
he torch and set up something formal. It probably makes sense to do some tests
to make sure it won’t be uninteresting (the exact challenge can’t be too hard
or too easy).
You could also do things like document writing and other PCish tasks, but I thi
nk games would make the point best.
“where all the power for the computers would have to be generated by the player
s themselves.”
Since most gamers survive on a steady diet of Jolt and Doritos I’m wondering if
methane fuel is out of the question? Just kidding. Peddle operated wind turbin
es could be good?
I just started reading The David Suzuki Reader the other day and he talks a lot
about the increasing disconnection between our technological experience of the
world and our actual experience of the world. That the widening disconnection
contributes to our ignorance of environmental crisis. Any initiative that bridg
es this gap is a step in the right direction, especially getting those gamers o
ut of mom’s basement and out into the sunlight!
Very happy to have come across your blog! A fine read.
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