Category: Social Issues

2015 Videogame Highlights

by Brinstar on 31 December 2015 in Character and Story, Games, Gaming, Sex and Gender, Social Issues

Two games in 2015 stood out for me because I enjoyed them so much and spent a lot of time in their respective game worlds.

2014 Videogame Highlights

by Brinstar on 31 December 2014 in Art and Design, Character and Story, Culture, Games, Gaming, Portable, Social Issues

I talk about three games I played in 2014: The Last of Us/The Last of Us: Left Behind, Gone Home, and Fantasy Life.

Harassment and Marginalization in Videogame Culture

by Brinstar on 4 September 2014 in Community, Culture, Social Issues

The past few weeks have been terrible for the culture videogames due to harassment campaigns aimed at silencing marginalized voices.

Things That Have Been Keeping Me Busy

by Brinstar on 23 July 2014 in Business and Industry, Events, Film, Gaming, Sex and Gender, Social Issues, Technology and Web, Television

It has been almost a year since I wrote anything game-related on this blog. Although this blog hasn’t been active, I have been doing things.

Speaking at PAX 2013

by Brinstar on 29 August 2013 in Art and Design, Character and Story, Events, Sex and Gender, Social Issues, Writing

I’ll be speaking at a panel at the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo. The convention is happening from 30 August – 2 September in Seattle. This panel has a lot of super smart industry professionals on it, and they will be primarily be focusing on things that people can do in the creative process to create compelling content without blindly falling…