This post is a continuation of the many posts where I talk about having women's stories in game, and this one in particular is focused on having female role-models and heroes in games. I'm playing Mass Effect 3 for the umpteenth time (although my social bioware profile says it's for the third time. The profile... Continue Reading →
F.A.T.A.L. and norms
Some time ago, I made the enormous mistake of downloading F.A.T.A.L. as a PDF. To be honest I was curious about this, according to many, abominable role-playing game. A role-playing game that the creators themselves call the most difficult, detailed, realistic and historically/ mythically accurate role-playing game available. F.A.T.A.L. has been named the worst role-playing... Continue Reading →
This is the reason
I've been rather depressing on this blog lately, so let me turn the talk around a bit, just to let you know why I stick around in game development. It is after all a new year, and it may be time for a new view. Or maybe I just like to brag. First off -... Continue Reading →
Why can’t I play?
Inspired both by a thread at a role-playing forum and by an event that took place at work yesterday (which I unfortunately can't repeat here), I thought I'd pose some questions regarding game development and why the ever present average white heterosexual male gamer is so terrified to share screen time and text space with... Continue Reading →
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Work It Harder Make It Better Do It Faster, Makes Us stronger More Than Ever Hour After Our Work Is Never Over - Daft Punk, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger There’s this thing. It’s called feminism, and it has to do with the radical notion that women are people. I’m a feminist and I’m working in... Continue Reading →
Apropå våldtäktskultur
Jag har skrivit om våldtäktskultur på discordia tidigare. Då handlade det om hur kvinnor behandlas i dator- och rollspel och hur deras kroppar och förmodade offerstatus exploateras för att peka på utsatthet eller sexuell gratifikation. I det kulturella medvetandet finns det en stark koppling mellan sex och våld. Forskare har hittat en del tänkbara biologiska... Continue Reading →