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Lucidity: A game about sexual violence

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Tami Baribeau

Game Changer Chicago Design Lab seems like an interesting and worthy cause to stand behind here on The Border House.  This initiative, run by Patrick Jagoda (game studies teacher at University of Chicago) and University of Chicago doctor Melissa Gilliam, … Continue reading →

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More Free Videos Available From the GDC Vault

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Alex

Gamasutra announced today that all content from this year’s Game Developer Conference is now available on the GDC Vault. The vast majority of the videos are for subscribers only, but there are a number of talks available to stream for … Continue reading →

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re/Action Launches

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Alex

Last week, our own Mattie Brice launched re/Action, an online zine of critical games writing. The goal of the site is not only to become a safe space for diverse games criticism and storytelling from the margins, but to pay … Continue reading →

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Game of the Day: Candy Box by aniwey

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Alex

I’m not sure what happened or where it came from, but one minute I was browsing Twitter, and the next everyone in my feed was playing Candy Box, a quirky ASCII browser RPG by computer science student aniwey. Punk Arcade … Continue reading →

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Kickstart This: GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Alex

GTFO is a documentary project by Shannon Sun-Higginson that seeks to cover the experiences of women in game development, game journalism, and pro-gaming. There are a few things I like about this project. While the phrase “women in games” has … Continue reading →

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Watch the First Tropes vs Women in Video Games Video

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alex

The first Tropes vs Women in Video Games video is here! It covers the history of the Damsel in Distress trope and the classic games that make use of the trope (over and over and over…). There is a transcript … Continue reading →

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Game of the Day: The Little Girl Nobody Liked by Deirdra Kiai

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alex

We have featured Deirdra’s games in the past, but I wanted to bring up one of her older games, a little flash story called The Little Girl Nobody Liked. An interactive children’s book, it uses very simple gameplay to explore … Continue reading →

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Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day is February 1 [UPDATED]

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Alex

UPDATE: Leigh has called off the event. She writes about why here. Leigh Alexander and Ben Abraham have started an event called “Objectify a Male Tech Writer Day.” Leigh and Ben ask participants to use compliments on a male writer’s … Continue reading →

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Game of the Day: The Hunt for the Gay Planet by Anna Anthropy

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Alex

Anna Anthropy created The Hunt for the Gay Planet in response to the news that the same-sex romances being added to The Old Republic will be behind a paywall. The game is a hilarious and fun space adventure. Check it … Continue reading →

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“Isolated Incidents” Timeline And How You Can Help

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Alex

gtz, cofounder of Fat, Ugly or Slutty, has started creating a timeline of sexism in games incidents. Sardonically titled “Just a few ‘Isolated Incidents’–Gender & Gaming,” the purpose of the timeline is to show that these are not in fact … Continue reading →

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