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I have been sinking my teeth into several books that deal with games and game design. Most of them are quite one track. They deal with mechanics and “how to” on a practical level and not so much on a philosophical level. They’re also wildly male-dominated, written by men, for men, with a male perspective.... Continue Reading →
Aedelbert Smart was - despite his last name - not a very clever magician. His thick beard hid a weak chin and his unrelenting confidence hid a weak but cunning intellect. Through trickery and deceit, Aedelbert stole a tower - and the credit for building the tower - from another wizard, the sorceress Malika. Unfortunately... Continue Reading →
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 →
With great power comes great responsibility. We have a lot of problems in the gaming industry. Some of them can be attributed to poor project management, to biased hiring practices and more in that vein. What it all boils down to, though, is leadership. Some leads, producers, directors and company leaders I've come into contact... Continue Reading →
If you like The Witcher 3, turn back. I'm warning you. I've been spending about two months trying to trudge through The Witcher 3, 30 minutes a day. I'm currently level 9. I always play as a completionist, so maybe no surprises that I'm still going through the Bloody Baron quest (which is recommended at... Continue Reading →
This December I exchanged Christmas calendars with quite a few friends. In one of them there was a button with Princess Leia on it. It stated “we are the resistance”. Translating it to my hobbies and my profession, the games I’ve loved since I was barely a teenager of course indicate that we - us... Continue Reading →
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