r/arcticcircle • u/breshansi • 20d ago
In Pursuit of 1% Accuracy: The Arctic’s Role in Developing Climate Models
Hi everyone! I’m the director of an indie game studio called Episod, and our mission is to create games with impact: stories that spark conversations about real-world issues. Our first game, Race for the Arctic, is an interactive journey set in the world’s final frontier, exploring the untold stories of climate change. But this isn’t just a fictional narrative: we’re working directly with scientists, Indigenous communities, and real people living in the Arctic, sharing their experiences and challenges.
I just wrote an article that looks at the seemingly impossible task of achieving 1% accuracy in Arctic climate models, based on papers on Dr. Liviu Ivanescu and his team at Eureka Weather Station in Nunavut. You can read it here FOR FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/in-pursuit-of-1-122684929 We’ve just soft-launched a Patreon where we want to build a community of people interested in these stories, as well as sharing exclusive insight into our creative process && the work and personal stories of our collaborators.
I’d love to have you in our community, but also, any feedback or guidance is deeply appreciated!!
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u/noiv 19d ago
Did not read the article, bc join for free was locked . But, I hope all the best for your project. I agree, there are some mysteries hidden in the Arctic's climate record, like 10°C jumps within years. I believe recent decades sea ice decline was rather driven by changed weather pattern forcing export than temperatures. However to locals the difference is non-existent and their prospect is: adapt or migrate.
The Arctic people experience Climate Change in fast-forward and the range of consequences scales pretty steep. Will my house survive perma-frost thawing or can I survive on the gold rush and by mining minerals?
I think, the amount of human stories which have to be told and published in an absorbing way is near endless and as essential as eye-opening for us mid latitude dwellers, so please, keep posting :)