True Crime and How We Treat Women

I saw a true crime thing on Netflix the other day (briefly reinstated so that I could watch Ebola Holmes 2) and they interviewed the police detectives behind the capture of Bruce McArthur who murdered several gay men who frequented Toronto’s village quarters. One of the detectives - the only one in a lead position... Continue Reading →

Why so Negative?

The reason I write a lot about what games do wrong is because I feel that gaming culture, game development and games in general can be so much better, but in order for us to be better, we have to make sure that we think about what we put in games, how we discuss games... Continue Reading →

Can you speak cultish?

This is a short primer for DM:s who want to create a cult quickly. Maybe it sounds fake to use language as a shortcut to creating a cult, and also to convey that it is a cult in TTRPGs. However, language is more important than you think. Language is how some people distinguish themselves as... Continue Reading →

Have some fucking accountability

Believe it or not, but this is a phrase that I’ve actually used in a professional context. Suffice to say I was very angry at the time, and I have since apologized to the individual I aimed it at. Not because I think that they did take responsibility and were accountable, but because it was... Continue Reading →

Representation Matters

When Chadwick Bozeman passed, it only took looking at social media to realize that his passing had an enormous impact. His life had an even bigger impact. I can not even begin to understand the feeling, seeing the Black Panther where Black people were heroic, powerful. If it was anything near the impact of seeing... Continue Reading →

Dev needs Production

I think you're a good producer. Because you actively tried to understand the issues. Like basically listened to people in the team. A good producer tries to genuinely understand what different parties want and what are the main obstacles in the way. The problem is that skill is mostly about listening. And producers are usually... Continue Reading →

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