Ubisoft is Creating in-game Events that Highlight the Impact of Climate Change. Ubisoft has decided to announce its plans to make use of in-game events in games like rider’s republic and skull and Bones to raise awareness around the impact that climate change is causing on our planets.
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Ubisoft is Creating in-game Events
The Plans were built as a part of Ubisoft’s Participation in playing for the Planet alliance’s annual Green Game Jam, which encourages Studios to find their way to integrate environmental topics into their games.
Riders Republic
In the Riders Republic, for Instance, Ubisoft intends to make use of a “Short and intense Live event” to promote strategies that would further reduce the size and the frequency of wildfires, as well as have an emotional impact by highlighting their consequences. You would not be Forewarned about the event, as stated by Ubisoft. What would happen is that one day you would boot up Riders Republic, and “be immersed immediately in the consequences of wildfires on the outskirts of the map”.
The consequences are expected to include an orange sky and “Fore smoke” fog throughout the whole game”, a default gas mask being equipped and a part of the map is entirely inaccessible due to the air being “unbreathable”.
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You and other players would be put to the task of working together to stop sequoias burning down. This will involve identifying “The most fragile and flammable areas of Sequoia National Park” by making use of Photo Mode and engaging in collaborative activities that would in turn reduce the risk of the fire spreading, for example, cleaning the forest paths or even protecting the trees by placing aluminum foil on their trunks.
Skull and Bones
Well, Skull and bones on the other hand do not yet have a release date but is expected to be arriving later in the year. It would be focused on the consequences of resource exploitation by “showing what happens in the game world and the real world when the demand for sharks’ Fins leads to the overfishing of sharks.”
Just as explained by Ubisoft, it is going to be “One of the seasonal live events in the game” that is built to encourage collaboration and you would “have the choice to contribute to marine wildlife protection and comprehend the destructive nature of the shark fin trade.” Contributing to community challenges would Ubisoft stated, result in rewards being unlocked for everyone “depending on the overall level of participation.
There is More
The green game jam has occurred since the year 2020, and each year it has grown even more. Starting with mobile game in its very first year, it was opened up to all platforms in 2021 and this year it is being described as “the largest edition” yet, with over 50 participating studios. Ubisoft studios.
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While you keep on scrolling through this year’s list of participants shows that there are other Ubisoft studios and games taking part, though not necessarily with such all-encompassing in-game events.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
For the Assassin’s creed Valhalla, for instance, Ubisoft Montreal would apparently add “an exclusive charity pack that would feature two unique mount skins”, alongside all its profits generated “donated to charities focused on nature conservation.”
Ubisoft San Francisco, Meanwhile also stated that it has intended “teach guitar learners & players more about their instrument and everything that went into making it” in Rocksmith by making use of a combination of “environmentally-themed in-app rewards” and “an interactive curriculum that places its attention on the planet with themed song playlists and educational Rocksmith discover videos and articles”.
Sony is Getting Involved
Aside from Ubisoft, Guerilla Games and Sony would be getting involved through the Horizon Forbidden West with its previously announced “Aloy’s Forests” project. Media molecule’s dreams, meanwhile, create a community-facing game jam focused on the themes of sustainable farming, which includes sustainable food and agricultural practices” back in April of this year.
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Ubisoft has proven it is a prominent presence in the list of those participating in the green game jam this year and it was in 2021, too. the publisher also has been vocal about its play green initiative that was announced in 2021.
This has brought about criticism for it push into NFTs despite the severe backlash that came from several players and widespread concerns over the negative environmental impact that is associated with some NFTs.
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