Enjoying Thinking

I've been slowly finding my way back to the joy I feel when analysing and thinking about both games and design. One of my areas of interest right now is monsters, particularly monsters in game, and because I'm a woman, female monsters in games. I've been reading Haraway, Butler and Kristeva, in addition to a... Continue Reading →

Intersectional Game Design?

Lately I've been reading quite a few books on the topic of design, colonialism and ethics. Being someone with strong views on social justice and the idea that equality and diversity is not necessarily a bad thing - in fact I think it's vital for our continued existence - I've started to think about the... Continue Reading →

Dehumanizing the Enemy in Games

NOTE: This post is my own musings on game design, and it should not be taken as fact or the opinion of anyone except myself. For my last achievement/ trophy in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, I needed to be naughty enough to call attention to myself from five bounty hunters. There's a system in the game,... Continue Reading →

One of those Moments – Leaving Earth

Having played Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and finally getting to play Mass Effect 3 brought home a sense of finality and a monumental sadness in me. The sadness was reinforced by some of the initial scenes in Mass Effect 3, where music, audio design and cinematics come together to create one of the most... Continue Reading →

All the books!

If it hasn't come across yet, I'm one of those pesky people who read books to learn about stuff. I'll be updating the library on discordia with books about various topics. On the list, at the very top is Victor Papanek's "Design for the Real World". Papanek makes the case for designers taking responsibility for... Continue Reading →

Playing Games with Misophonia

It wasn't that long ago that I discovered that I most likely have a condition called misophonia.The definition of misophonia is that it's a condition where certain sounds cause a strong negative reaction. It's a neurological disorder, meaning that a person living with misophonia can do very little to avoid it, apart from avoiding the... Continue Reading →

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