Trevin York

Thank you!

A title slide for the GDC talk called: "The Climate Crisis Workshop"

Year 5, here we go.

A screenshot of https://youraislopbores.me/ where I ask a fake chat bot to draw me a happy kitten in a tree, and some person LARPing as a chatbot has done so

I should be finishing my GDC slide edits

But instead I am chatting with fake chat bots

youraislopbores.me

Wrote a story about how I was involved with a real court case against one of the biggest pension funds in the world by @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social and how it and other cases inspired @allwillrise.bsky.social. #indiedev #gamedev #activism

do you:
🗡️ want to eat the rich
💜 citizen sleeper, disco elysium, cosmic wheel sisterhood
🔥 feel like the world is fucked
⚖️ and want to do something about it?

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I really like what this team is doing. Litigate the murder of a river by wielding rhetoric against those that benefit from watching it all burn. Gameplay has me feeling like a brilliant lawyer in a dramatic courtroom drama with the highest of stakes. I'd love to see what they can do when funded:

NEW BOOK just unboxed! The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design, edited by Patrick Prax, Dr. Clayton Whittle & Trevin York in which I have a chapter co-authored with Thorsten Busch and Tanja Sihvonen! More details at Routledge:
www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...

Greeny yellow background graphic for Level Up Scotland, with outline of Scotland on background with black text announcing the launch of Level Up Scotland: A National Action Plan for the Scottish Games Sector.

Tomorrow is the launch of LEVEL UP #SCOTLAND: The National #Games Action Plan see you in #Edinburgh in the AM and there is also another event in #Dundee in the #PM more info at the @scottishgames.bsky.social website scottishgames.net/2026/01/14/l...

We're launched! I'm so thankful to this incredible group of authors for making this project possible.

I won't link/cap my last repost as the author has reposts turned off. He's correct and also the topic of "can fiction influence attitudes?" is fun, complex and nuanced. There's research on it! Unsurprisingly the answer isn't simply no or yes, neither zero nor 'too much" social power & responsibility

I’ve written about sustainability in the games industry and this book will be a great comprehensive overview — perfect for folks wondering how games will clash with climate change. I’ve even got a chapter in it covering games media’s role!

and more of our authors: @vfqd.itch.io , Jonathan H., @hwirman.bsky.social , Ossian Nordgren, Kristofer Vaske, @aeiea.bsky.social, and @h3xtacy.bsky.social

This book is a combination of all these people's incredible work. I'll be bragging about them more in the days ahead.

more of our authors: @igarrett.bsky.social, @afterclimate.com.au, David Harold ten Cate, Vincenzo De Masi, Quinke Di, Siyi Li, Yuhan Song, Stefan Werning, Danielle Unéus, Anja Venter, [continued]

Our authors include my co-editors Clayton Whittle and Patrick Prax, along with: Aric McBay, eileen mary holowka, Thorsten Busch, @cheeflo.bsky.social , Tanja Shihvonen,
@arnaud-fayolle.bsky.social, @outonalumb.bsky.social, Valley López, @cloobot.bsky.social, @solarserver.games, [continued]

This is a book designed to be approachable, with concrete, practical tips no matter your role. It's also a book with some deep critical chapters, if you're ready for them.

We wanted to show how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability. We're so lucky that we gathered some incredible people to write chapters, giving a voice to those working on sustainability in and through gaming.

The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability. Based on both industry practice and research, the chapters within t...

If you're curious about practical methods and in-depth critical takes on how to work on sustainability in and through games and play, have we got the book for you!

Preorder now, with our full release November 17th:

www.routledge.com/The-Game-Nee...

Yessss that's how it's done!

Episode cover image with photos of Trevin and me over a black background. It has the title "Can game design change the world" in white text with a red highlight.

Can game design really change the world? 🎮

In this week's ep of The Goth Boss Podcast, I chat to @trevinyork.bsky.social about Game Design For Change and hear about projects that are having a real impact on the world.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gothboss
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6ZPydcl...

Next-gen gaming: a conversation with Trevin York, founder of Dire Lark

I had a really great time chatting with dots.eco about what design for change looks like in practice in green games. open.spotify.com/episode/7aFm...

Coming soon: All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder All Will Rise is a narrative courtroom deck-builder about ordinary people who make the powerful pay for destroying our future.

It's so smartly written, thoughtfully designed, and carefully crafted. May all the funding dreams come true!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

I'm so excited every time I see this project get more recognition

Oh that's a gorgeous bike! Yeah a quality setup is life changing, it felt like the world opened up for me. Happy bike packing!

Genesis croix de fer steel frame, with gravel kit--perfect for old cobblestoned Edinburgh streets and gravely hill and forest trails.

How bout you?

My bike is in the background of my webcam to remind colleagues that I have Sacrificed Bike Time for them

Theatre stage, wood surround and beams overhead, red drapes backdrop, projector screen in front with black amd white Conpulsion logo of owl style mage rolling dice, list of days sessions left and right on stage, 5 seated panellists talking on microphones

Sunday keynote @conpulsion.bsky.social 'Where are we going?' presenting some positive possibilities for the future @philipgharris.bsky.social chair & lively panel @discourseminis.bsky.social @gavininglis.bsky.social Ron Edwards @trevinyork.bsky.social #Conpulsion #games #ttrpg #games #Scotland #rpg

Empty Kitchens Full Hearts | Edinburgh | Scotland Empty Kitchens Full Hearts are a volunteer initiative that rescues surplus food and turns it into free, healthy meals for people in need.

I'll be on a panel both days of @conpulsion.bsky.social in Edinburgh April 12th/13th discussing the state of the game industry, equipped with (I'd argue) justified optimism. Come play games, meet game makers and artists, hear cool talks, and support charity partner www.emptykitchens.co.uk

The multi-leg journey home: admittedly less fun!

Thanks to everyone who came to our GDC workshop last Tuesday, and to all the other inspiring speakers, colleagues, friends, and game devs I got to chat to. It's nice to end a week more energized than when I started it.

Oops, that should have read "and desperately scrambling" without the "not".