The Games We Play

This is a translation and an addition to a Facebook post I wrote a while back. I liked it, so I'm posting it here. It might not come as a surprise that I’ve been involved in the table-top role-playing culture since the mid 80’s. I was given my first RPG somewhere in 1986 or 87,... Continue Reading →

Diversity Dungeons – Part 2

Ethnicity in RPGs This is the second part in my series dedicated to reading and rebutting the booklet Diversity Dungeons and in this blog post, I'll be looking at ethnicity. This is a somewhat skewed and queer reading of the text. I also want to point out that I am not a person of color.... Continue Reading →

Grubby Gaming Culture is killing us

And here's why. I'm sure by now you know about the absolute mess that is GamerGate. Preceded by those wobbly weeks in August when Zoe Quinn was accused of sleeping with people to get better reviews by an angry ex-boyfriend who couldn't take no for an answer. Accusations that were refuted both by Quinn, by... Continue Reading →

Förhandla om utrymme

Som en uppföljning på Posten Som Pajade Bloggen tänkte jag ta upp ytterligare ett fenomen som gjorde sig påmint i kommentarerna på ovanstående post, men även gjorde sig påmint i forumet och har en tendens att dyka upp då och då. Det är tanken om att vi som marginaliserade grupper inom spelhobbyn bara får ta... Continue Reading →

Locking ourselves in

I have been spending a lot of time recently thinking about the games industry, gaming culture and the strong divides that exist within the culture and the industry. Less so within the industry than the culture. The divides that I'm talking about are of course the idea that there are two camps in the gaming... Continue Reading →

What it’s about

I've moved to Edmonton. In a way this was good for me. Nobody knows who I am, my reputation hasn't reached outside of Sweden. It's nice to be nobody again. The reason I write this, is because the gaming culture took another blow a few days ago. "Go make me a sandwich" is quitting. Our... Continue Reading →

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren.

Up ↑