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My co-workers and former colleagues can attest to the fact that I often go on rants about the games industry. This is not because I dislike the industry or want to cancel games or because I have a feminist agenda with everything I do (although I do). I go on rants because I think we... Continue Reading →
This is a recording of a talk I did at SGC this October. The audience were mostly students and developers just starting out, so that's the level I put it on. In order to make this more accessible, I've also written a blog post accompanying the talk with some images to illustrate. I hope you'll... Continue Reading →
Because We’re reaching a point where digital game development is at least 40 years and counting - 60 years if you count Spacewar! - I think it’s time to acknowledge that the games industry can no longer be considered to be young. An argument that I hear quite a bit when it comes to game... Continue Reading →
I had reason to return to Gary Alan Fines book “Shared Fantasy” about the social aspects of role-playing games recently. I didn’t get very far until the first reference of rape was made. Frequently male nonplayer characters who have not hurt the party are executed and female nonplayer characters raped for sport. There are additional... Continue Reading →
During the entire Sweden Game Conference, two themes stood out to me. Untapped markets and a sustainable way to work and create products. The first part was particularly interesting. Women are around 50% of the audience for games now. There’s no denying it or waving it away. And women make up only 20% of the... Continue Reading →
... and getting pissed off. Or perhaps not so much pissed off as concerned about what those books taught new (and old) game designers only 5 - 10 years ago. Every book except a very recently published one is pretty consistently placing the player firmly in the “he” compartment. I’m about to start reading a... Continue Reading →
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