Thatgamecompany announces their support of Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) and OneTreePlanted as the non-profit partners of \u2018Sky: Children of the Light\u2019 this spring\/summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alongside winning multiple awards and surpassing 20 Million downloads, \u2018Sky\u2019 <\/em>has been widely-applauded for crafting a game that uniquely encourages positive and compassionate behaviors in its design and community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thatgamecompany launched a \u2018Days of Healing\u2019 campaign in \u2018Sky\u2019 where players could purchase a special flower accessory pack to show their gratitude to frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and donated 100% of net proceeds to MSF. As the four-week campaign wrapped, the community raised a staggering $1,027,340 to support MSF\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. The campaign also highlighted the game industry\u2019s #PlayApartTogether movement to bring together players online, while they were socially distanced. Additionally, the studio shared tips on how players could stay safe across their social networks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Doctors Without Borders is extremely grateful for the generous support of thatgamecompany and the Sky community<\/em>. As we face an unprecedented global health crisis, we rely on this generosity to respond to this emergency and to continue providing medical care in over 70 countries<\/em>. <\/p> Avril Beno\u00eet, MSF’s Executive Director in the United States <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from health care, regardless of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF teams are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple fronts \u2013 caring for patients, offering health education and mental health support, and providing training for vital infection control measures in health facilities around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We are so overwhelmed by the generosity of Sky\u2019s global community. Originally, we asked how could our studio help during the pandemic? We couldn\u2019t have predicted the altruistic behaviors in-game would translate to real life action and giving to frontline workers. Our team is so moved by the word-of-mouth and support Sky has inspired during this pandemic.<\/em> <\/p> Jenova Chen, thatgamecompany\u2019s co-Founder and Creative Director <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Earlier in the year, thatgamecompany also launched a limited-time \u2018Days of Nature\u2019 Earth Day event, which promoted the environmental themes and offered an Earth-cape for \u2018Sky\u2019 players to purchase. For every Earth-cape purchased the studio planted a tree in the real world, with 40,576 trees in total planted across the Amazonian and Australian forests damaged by wildfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Founded in 2006, thatgamecompany is committed to developing broadly accessible, artistic, emotional and enriching experiences, including award-winning titles flOw, Flower, Journey and Sky.<\/em> Their work has exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across the globe, including the induction into Smithsonian\u2019s permanent collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thatgamecompany announces their support of Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) and OneTreePlanted as the non-profit partners of \u2018Sky: Children of the Light\u2019 this spring\/summer. Alongside winning multiple awards and surpassing 20 Million downloads, \u2018Sky\u2019 has been widely-applauded for crafting a game that uniquely encourages positive and compassionate behaviors in its design and community. Thatgamecompany […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t