Ugh, Emotions: Part I

CW: Harassment, exclusion. This is a difficult set of posts for me to write, because they admit to my own complicity in a culture I desperately want to change. To understand gaming, the games industry and the gaming culture it’s necessary to understand some of the backstory of the nerd culture. We’ve been considered underdogs... 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 →

I don’t beat games

I've been reading a lot on Twitter lately about how games are "beaten". "I beat Animal Crossing". "I beat Final Fantasy 7". "I beat"... whatever it was that needed beating, I suppose. I don't beat games. I play them, experience them and finish them. Perhaps this is because I enjoy playing any of the games... Continue Reading →

Games as painkillers

Those who know me, know that I have frequent issues with headaches and migraines. This is something I've had all my life, but it is actually getting a lot better now that I'm not under so much work related stress or having a depression anymore. However, the other day I had another migraine that was... Continue Reading →

Monsters and Other Things

One of the reasons I started looking at problematic enemies specifically in BioWare games is because I know these games so well. I've played them over and over countless times. I'm not even kidding. I've actually lost count. The thing that has struck me in all of this is that there's a strong streak of... Continue Reading →

Things Men Think About Games

During my 30+ years as a gamer, I always knew I stood out as "odd" and perhaps "other". Actually, that's not entirely true. I didn't realise how odd and other I was until I visited a games store somewhere in my early teens. I was super excited. Finally! I could have my pick of games!... Continue Reading →

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