Brains and Beakers: Gamifying Air Pollution
Could video games save the environment? Maybe with the right video game, and that’s what Greg Niemeyer is trying to…
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Brains and Beakers: Gamifying Air Pollution
Could video games save the environment? Maybe with the right video game, and that’s what Greg Niemeyer is trying to build. Niemeyer specializes in digital art, and his most recent work focuses on games that seek and support cultural change. He’s an assistant professor for new media at UC Berkeley, and presented at the last Brains and Beakers event, Youth Radio’s quarterly science lecture series.