Hello everyone,
My name is Toan, a researcher based at Phenikaa University in Hanoi, Vietnam. I am currently pursuing a PhD at National Economics University in Hanoi, focusing on video games and environmental issues from economic and consumption perspectives. This website serves as a summary of my PhD research projects.
The goal of my PhD project is to establish an understanding of green gaming from an industry perspective. Specifically:
Green gaming from economic and consumption perspectives.
Laws and regulations governing the video game industry and its environmental impact in Vietnam.
Perspectives of Vietnamese game developers on green gaming: tangible environmental actions within workplaces; their understanding of environmental issues; and challenges within the industry.
Perspectives of gamers on green gaming: links between gaming behaviors, environmental awareness, and intentions or practices related to sustainable gaming consumption.
The economic potential of green gaming initiatives.
Policy recommendations for fostering sustainability within the video game industry.
Digital games after climate change: by Benjamin J. Abraham, Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, 254pp., EUR 93.08 (eBook), ISBN: 9783030917050. Critical Studies in Media Communication
Review of Melissa Kagen’s Wandering Games (2022), Gamevironments
Should Animal Crossing be environmentally conscious?, AI & Society
Virtual tree, real impact: how simulated worlds associate with the perception of limited resources, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
On the environment-destructive probabilistic trends: A perceptual and behavioral study on video game players, Technology in Society
A multinational dataset of game players' behaviors in a virtual world and environmental perceptions, Data Intelligence
Of green gaming and beyond (Korean version), Game Generation
그린게이밍의 새로운 지평을 찾아서 (English version), Game Generation
Video: https://youtu.be/Qc48B5ndYK0
Talk at Day 1, Symposium on Bridging Environment, Health, and Sustainable Solutions, Global Virtual Exchange Summit 2025 on July 8, 2025
This talk explores how green gaming, from educational tools to environmental narratives, can drive environmental engagement and sustainable practices, with insights from player behavior analysis and economic models.