Category: discordia

I Don’t Want to Be a Superstar

A clay figurine of an angry woman with bared teeth and arms raised.

Here’s a thing. I’m not particularly passionate about games. I’m not a ninja or a rockstar or even a unicorn. I don’t live for games. I’m never going to be a superstar. I’m a solid, dependable (I hope) designer with a high level of competency in my chosen field. I also have a very good... Continue Reading →

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Passionate topics

The classic image of a person standing with a broom in their hand, shouting "clean all the things!"

I’m always up for a debate. I always enjoy analyzing stuff, stuff being just about anything that has to do with games or game development. I’m also trying to write stuff that might be interesting from other people’s perspective, and that’s usually where my imagination fails me. I love documentation. I could write very long... Continue Reading →

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The Freedom to Create

A large muscular man with red markings stand next to a birch with an axe in his hands, set to start hacking at the birch

I’m sure you’ve heard it at some point. That feminists are having a negative impact on the creativity of game developers. That whenever a game is seen as “politically correct” someone is there to point out that this isn’t the choice of the developers, but some form of hidden agenda, created to make games “woke”... Continue Reading →

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Defensive conditioning

A simple drawing of a girl in red staring down a tiger against a yellow background

So here's a thing. Being constantly questioned and disbelieved has an effect. Or it has had an effect on me, at least. I get defensive when I am questioned. Sometimes it's not even really questioning. It can be people in good faith asking questions or giving me advice, but because I have been conditioned to... Continue Reading →

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A Note on Gamers

So, as you may have seen, I did talk a bit about the terms hardcore and casual and how meaningless I find they are in the context of gaming culture and game development. I also spoke a bit about what makes a gamer, what makes a casual gamer and what makes a hardcore gamer, and... Continue Reading →

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Döden var bara början

Jag var Goth när jag gick i gymnasiet. Inte uppenbart goth, jag klädde mig inte i svart och jag använde inte orimligt mycket eyeliner eller mascara, men min själ var svart som en skogstjärn. Tyckte jag i alla fall. Jag minns Black Celebration av Depeche Mode och Floodland av Sisters of Mercy. Front 242 fick... Continue Reading →

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