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I've been at Sweden Game Conference all week. I did a talk on UX workflows that I'll get back to later on. I did however have several conversations with a bunch of women in the games industry or about to go into the industry. One of the things we talked about was comfort games that... Continue Reading →
In the last three months I have read three books. The reason it has taken me this long to read three books is because they're about games, and therefore not about me. I will explain this as I go along, but the basis of it all is that I am a woman. In game design... Continue Reading →
I'm sort of surprised that we don't speak more about ethics in game development. I know there are pockets of discussion here and there, but not to the level I have been expecting. Perhaps it's because I'm trying to follow more accessibility focused individuals, perhaps it's because I'm naïve and trusting (there's definitely a part... Continue Reading →
Ten years ago, Jacob's father disappeared along with the Hugo Gernsback, the privately-held frigate on which he served as first officer. Last week, the ship's beacon sent out a distress call reporting a crash on the planet Aeia. Jacob would like to investigate. - Mass Effect Wiki One of the most objectionable missions in Mass... Continue Reading →
I vividly remember seeing Wonder Woman in the darkness of a movie theatre with a dear friend. I remember tears in my eyes as Diana climbed up the ladder and charged across the battlefield. I remember thinking “this is for me”, and how unused to seeing women as heroes I was. It wasn’t the first... Continue Reading →
Note: I will be using the term "woman" a lot in this post, in part because articles and research tend to use a gender binary. I do however recognise that the biases women face are biases all marginalised groups face in equal or greater measure. Stop me if you've heard this before: "Yeah, he's an... Continue Reading →
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