I have other interests and activities besides videogames that occupy my time, so it’s uncommon for me to start games, much less complete them. I dislike adding to my long list of partially played games, and I rarely play games at launch anymore unless I’m extremely hyped. If I’m interested in a game, I make a note of it, then I eventually get around…
Category: Culture
Harassment and Marginalization in Videogame Culture
It has been a long time since I’ve commented about anything related to misogyny and other forms of bigotry in videogame culture, much less specific incidents. Although I noted more than a year ago that the discourse is shifting, that we’re seeing more and more coverage on mainstream sites about marginalized groups of gamers, we’re also seeing greater backlash from the vocal…
Signs of Change
I’ve been banging on the drum of inclusivity and diversity in games culture for nearly a decade on this blog and for over half a decade on Twitter. I have often felt as if I was one of a few who cared about these issues. Worse, I felt at times that it was only women who cared about issues of…
Looking Past the Target Audience: The Never-Ending Panel and Blog
At my recent panel at Emerald City Comicon, called “Looking Past the Target Audience: Gender, Race, and Geek Identity Politics,” we as a group of panelists were fully aware that we would not be able to cover a topic this huge in scope and complexity in the short amount of time allotted. This is, briefly, what we discussed in the panel:…
Speaking at Emerald City Comicon 2013
I will be speaking on a panel at Emerald City Comicon, which is taking place in Seattle from 1 – 3 March: Looking Past the Target Audience: Gender, Race, and Geek Identity Politics Sunday, March 3 Room: 2AB Start: 1:00 PM End: 1:55 PM This year, the geek community’s strained relationship with diversity came to a head. Conflicts over exclusion, and…