This post is a bit of an interlude where I talk about the difficulties marginalised groups have in getting hired, it’s also about being a victim, but refusing to be victimised. And it’s a "glorious" CV because I just know that some of you readers have started wondering if I’m really that good at my... Continue Reading →
The Standard You Walk Past
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. - Lieutenant General David Morrison The title of this post was something said by Lt General David Morrison in a speech to the Australian army, after allegations of sexual misconduct among the Australian troops. It is oddly fitting for what I'm about to talk about... Continue Reading →
Dehumanizing the Enemy in Games
NOTE: This post is my own musings on game design, and it should not be taken as fact or the opinion of anyone except myself. For my last achievement/ trophy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, I needed to be naughty enough to call attention to myself from five bounty hunters. There's a system in the game,... Continue Reading →
Critique needs to come from a place of knowledge
I think the thing that was most outrageous to me during GamerGate - in some ways regardless of what people actually thought about the GamerGate "movement" was the unwillingness or inability to even try to find out the facts. The same videos were regurgitated on the GamerGate side, none of them with a shred of... Continue Reading →
Tryck inte upp dina åsikter i mitt ansikte
Tryck inte upp dina åsikter i mitt ansikte. Det var en kommentar som förekom i en tråd som nu är borttagen i gruppen bräd- & rollspel på fejan. Jag misstänker att det beror på att en hel hög svarade med att påpeka att om personen som lagt upp "en fin bild på tre rollpersoner" inte... Continue Reading →
#vispelarintemed
Jag borde ha skrivit om det här för länge sedan, men jag har varit upptagen med livet på ett spelföretag. Det är dags att göra uppror och dags för ett upprop även inom spelbranschen. Vi spelar inte med Som en del av rörelsen #metoo bryter vi tystnaden. I chattrummen, på kontoret, i kommentarsfältet, på sociala... Continue Reading →