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Decolonize Me
“Why do you act so white?” Her name was Shanti. I will always remember the exact look on her face, how her head floated in my vision surrounded by the artifacts of a high school classroom. It was the 10th … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged journalism, New Games Journalism, Personal, Personal Games, privilege, Writing
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Google Results – misogynist language used on major gaming sites
Wundergeek is a straight, cis white woman who recently was asked to write an article about sexism in gaming and found she couldn’t shut up about it once the article was done. She’s since started Go Make Me a Sandwich, a … Continue reading
Ada Lovelace Day: Tracey John
I’ve been reading Tracey John’s work since her days at MTV Multiplayer. I recently met Tracey at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Tracey agreed to participate in this interview, despite her very busy post-GDC and pre-PAX East workload. … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Web
Tagged Ada Lovelace Day, diversity, feminism, games, journalism, technology, women
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