While most of the video game world's attention next week will be focused on the Los Angeles Convention Center and the glitz surrounding E3, a small group of industry professionals will meet to tackle environmental concerns.
On Monday the Greener Gaming Gathering, billed as a "video game sustainability luncheon" will take place in Burbank. The event is sponsored by AGI Polymatrix, which manufactures media packaging and is being held in association with game retailers trade group the Entertainment Merchants Association.
Speakers at the invitation-only event will include Wal-Mart's senior buyer for video game software, Darin Dickson. Cody Sisco from Business for Social Responsibility will make a presentation and an expert panel will discuss sustainability issues related to replication, packaging and transportation of video games.
GP: It's encouraging to see the video game industry thinking proactively on environmental issues.
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Re: Sustainability on the Menu at Greener Gaming Gathering
I know that I'm channeling Captain Obvious here, but if you're looking for environmental sustainability then you need to talk about digital downloads. That's only one idea, though, and in order to reduce game-related waste is to modify how we concieve of game media. Personally I consider myself to be puchasing the experience of the game rather then the physical media itself or even the actual bits and bytes of the data. Simply, so long as I can have unfettered access to my game purchases whenever I choose, I could care less of the information is stored locally, remotely, on a DVD or whatever. I know that many people feel differently, though.