About Us

Thank you for checking out our interactive database! We really encourage users to read our manuscript for important context and some actionable insights. Please use the details below to contact us about these outputs.

The team

Katie Blake^1,2 is the project lead for the systematic map. She conceived of the project, designed the methodology, performed searches, screened the literature, completed the data extraction, wrote the manuscript, and supported the development of this database.

This research has been conducted as part of a DPhil project with the University of Oxford, exploring the role of commercial video games to engage with species protection. Her work focuses on both players and developers in order to fully understand the transformative potential of video games for conservation outreach.

Website: katie-blake.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/katie-blake96

Email: katie.blake@biology.ox.ac.uk

Adam Gleave developed this online database. He is an experienced software engineer currently working in Stockholm’s gaming industry. Adam has previously supported research projects on digital engagement with species. All code can be found on his GitHub profile.

GitHub: github.com/Adam-Gleave

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adam-gleave

Email: adamgleave1997@gmail.com

We also want to highlight everyone who helped with screening the literature and suggesting edits for the final manuscript: Ugo Arbieu³, Sofia Castelló y Tickell^2,4, Takahiro Kubo^5,6,7, Sandra Lai^1,2, Kota Mameno⁸, Silvio Marchini⁹, Claire Petros^1,2, Carla Rodriguez-Sanchez¹⁰, Vera Sequeira¹¹, Cedric Tan¹², and Kaiwen Zhou¹³.

As well as Katie’s DPhil supervisors: Diogo Veríssimo^1,8 and Paul Johnson^1,2.