Category: Spelkultur

Provocation and other fuckery

EDIT Some HTML notation messed the quotes from "Fuck for Satan" up. I've now fixed that. First of all, this is the first blog post I write with my Livescribe 3 pen. So far, the experience has been sort of mind blowing. Secondly, this blog post is all about provocation, and the need for some... Continue Reading →

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Uppförsbacken

A simple drawing of a girl in red staring down a tiger against a yellow background

...eller hur spelindustrin kan förbättra spelkulturen. Det här är egentligen underlaget till en föreläsning som jag höll på en eftermiddag arrangerad av Friends som är ett nätverk upprättat för att motverka mobbing och trakasserier. Den här gången handlade det om mobbing och trakasserier inom spelkulturen och jag blev inbjuden för att prata vad industrin kan... Continue Reading →

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Konsten att aldrig hålla käften

an image showing two controllers, and superimposed the icon of feminism, a closed fist in a symbol for woman.

Det hela började, som det så ofta gör, med en diskussion på sociala medier. ESA har tagit fram siffor på spelardemografin i USA under 2014. I den undersökningen står det bland annat att 44% av alla de som spelar spel i USA är kvinnor. "Smutt!" hade man kunnat tänka. "44% kvinnor! We're catching up!" Men... Continue Reading →

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Not Your Shield

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

If GamerGate had happened around 2004 - 05, I would probably be more sympathetic towards the movement.¹ It didn't. In the years between 2004 and 2015 I've learned quite a bit. One of the things that I've learned is that an environment with token individuals encourage those token individuals to assume specific and very limited... Continue Reading →

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Subtle reminders

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

One of the most persistent memories I have about playing GTA V is the constant reinforcement from the game that I did not belong in that world. It is the small things, really, stacking up to become a mountain of rejection. It is the voice on the radio, talking about women as if they were... Continue Reading →

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Inclusivity and The Order|1886

I know I'm harping on about The Order|1886, but to me it is so very rare to find a game that I actually like (and that isn't made by BioWare) that I do tend to get a bit... focused. Fixated, even. Call it my tendencies to over-love stuff I like. Don't worry. It won't go... Continue Reading →

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