I love UX

Here’s a thing. The thing is that I love my job. I’ve loved most jobs I’ve had in the industry. I loved being a game designer, figuring out how a feature should work and balancing it against other features. I loved the progression design, balancing difficulties and challenging players. The thing I loved the most... Continue Reading →

2022-06-01 0

The House in Your Favor

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

What happens if you discover that the “even playing field” you thought you were playing on was tilted heavily in your favour? Would you feel proud of your accomplishments, still, or would you maybe deny your privilege? Would you feel uncomfortable knowing that everything you took for granted perhaps wasn’t really something everyone had access... Continue Reading →

2022-01-27 0

Waiting for… not really Godot

Zebra, my British short hair cat, flirting outrageously with the viewer.

I’m currently waiting for all my stuff. My books, my games, my consoles, my computer, my bed, my cooking utensils and all the rest of my life being transported from Canada. My cat arrived on Thursday, and she’s still mildly traumatized from her flight, but she at least has a bunch of toys, a cat... Continue Reading →

2021-10-24 0

You Are Not All Gamers

an image showing two controllers, and superimposed the icon of feminism, a closed fist in a symbol for woman.

So this is a post that’s been lurking in my mind for quite some time. The essence of it falls back to confusing taste with quality, and quality with taste. It also has to do with popular opinion which plays a massive part in how games are perceived and received. Hear me out. Just because... Continue Reading →

2020-09-12 3

That Moment You Know You’ll Finish the Game

This is just a brief musing on that exact moment when you know you’ll finish a game. In Dragon Age: Origins when first talking to Alistair. His comment about mages and me being a mage and thinking “I have to know where this goes.” In Mass Effect, in the sickbay after waking up from a... Continue Reading →

2020-09-08 1

Ugh, Emotions: Part IV

An image of a pier stretching out into the ocean. The ocean is entirely calm

CW: harassment, gaslighting, suicidal thoughts By necessity and signed paperwork, I’m keeping it vague. It's also in the past. I'm posting it because I have this idea that we need to show that negative behaviour doesn't have to be sexual. I also want to point out that my experiences may well have been a one... Continue Reading →

2020-07-06 1

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