dr. Joost Vervoort
Joost Vervoort is Associate Professor of Transformative Imagination in the Environmental Governance Group at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. His research focuses on how different imaginations of the future connect to action in the present.
Take a course, build a video game, change the world
Heads up UU students! Ever wondered what it would be like to build a video game to change the world? We have a few late registration spots left in our BSc course ‘The Sustainability Game’! This course is open to all 2nd and 3rd year Utrecht University students who have some previous interest and background
“Change makers don’t understand games; game makers don’t understand change”
Read the Anticiplay blog post written by Joost Vervoort about why policy makers, activists and game developers should "enter each other's worlds".
STRATEGIES: Sustainable Transition for Europe’s Game Industries
Learn everything you need to know about STRATEGIES , the recently started research project, spearheaded by Utrecht University.
All Rise — an inappropriately joyous game about fighting for the planet
"We’re clashing Phoenix Wright, Disco Elysium and narrative deck building with the ecological crisis — to help fund real court cases."
Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis
Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis brings together authors who explore the aspects of ecocritical engagement in and through games.