Since I started my habit of reading 10 pages a day from a book that wasn’t exactly screaming “read me”, I’ve read eleven books about games or players. Thee are actually worth reading, the rest is mostly men talking about games and in doing so rehashes the insufferable stereotypization of “men only” being players. The... Continue Reading →
Interactivity and other distractions
I’m reading a lot of older game related books because of my intentions to try to get through the massive pile of literature that I have accumulated during the years. One thing that has continuously struck me is the lack of the player’s voice, mostly when it comes to books written by men. They talk... Continue Reading →
A Note on Persuasive Games by Ian Bogost
A Feminist Reading of Game Design Books I have a bunch of books in my library that deal primarily with game development or game design in some form. An overwhelming amount of them are written by men. Most of them seem to also be written for men. Even books that are intended to be thought... Continue Reading →