GC Insights: The <i>Anthro-Pokécene</i> – environmental impacts echoed in the Pokémon world
<p>Public perception of anthropogenic environmental impacts, including climate change, is primarily driven by exposure to different forms of media. Here, we show how Pokémon, the largest multimedia franchise worldwide, mirrors public discourse in the video games' narratives with regard to...
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| author | L. J. Alcott L. J. Alcott T. Maavara |
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| description | <p>Public perception of anthropogenic environmental impacts, including climate change, is primarily driven by exposure to different forms of media. Here, we show how Pokémon, the largest multimedia franchise worldwide, mirrors public discourse in the video games' narratives with regard to human impacts on environmental change. Pokémon demonstrates a trajectory towards greater acknowledgement of climate change and anthropogenic impacts in each released game and presents a hopeful vision for how society can adapt.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5fc938e4f5f64d9cb1155780b9f7e4df2025-02-11T11:14:14ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscience Communication2569-71102025-02-018475010.5194/gc-8-47-2025GC Insights: The <i>Anthro-Pokécene</i> – environmental impacts echoed in the Pokémon worldL. J. Alcott0L. J. Alcott1T. Maavara2School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, United KingdomEcohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, CanadaSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9NH, United Kingdom<p>Public perception of anthropogenic environmental impacts, including climate change, is primarily driven by exposure to different forms of media. Here, we show how Pokémon, the largest multimedia franchise worldwide, mirrors public discourse in the video games' narratives with regard to human impacts on environmental change. Pokémon demonstrates a trajectory towards greater acknowledgement of climate change and anthropogenic impacts in each released game and presents a hopeful vision for how society can adapt.</p>https://gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/47/2025/gc-8-47-2025.pdf |
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