The second talk of the day was a lot more interesting to me, because it touched on subjects that I myself find very interesting and that I feel that I still have things to learn about. Tom Abernathy is from Microsoft Studios and his talk was about diversity in games based on the fact that... Continue Reading →
GGC13 – Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Gotland Game Conference anno 2013 started with a number of presentations for us in the jury - we are to sit in judgement over these games and give the students feedback, so Monday was pretty much spent listening to presentations and playing games until we dropped. Tuesday was the first "real" day of the conference,... Continue Reading →
Okritisk konsumtion
Den tankegång jag tänker utveckla i den här bloggposten är en teori, men knappast en vetenskaplig sådan, snarare är det en samling iakttagelser som jag har haft anledning att fundera över på senare tid. Det här är vad jag diskuterar - på något plan tror jag att bilden av spelaren leder oss till okritisk konsumtion.... Continue Reading →
A lousy excuse
A while back there was an argument on the internet. Yes I know. It should have stayed there, right? This time, however, it had to do with something I as a gamer have had to struggle with a long time. And, by the way, as a game developer. It is that confounded, over used and... Continue Reading →
Rape är ett respektlöst nick
Och om det ännu inte framgått varför så tänkte jag göra en snabb genomgång. Nedan hittar du en punktlista: Det är respektlöst mot personer som blivit utsatta för sexuellt våld, oavsett om de personerna är män eller kvinnor. Det får personen bakom namnet att framstå som omogen och empatilös - även om så inte är... Continue Reading →
Woman King
This post is a continuation of the many posts where I talk about having women's stories in game, and this one in particular is focused on having female role-models and heroes in games. I'm playing Mass Effect 3 for the umpteenth time (although my social bioware profile says it's for the third time. The profile... Continue Reading →