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re/Action Launches
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
A Mile in Her Shoes: Teaching Transphobia through Video Games
I had tried to teach my students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 100 about transphobia before. When I unwittingly assigned them a classic feminist essay that contained some transphobic language (including an uncritical quotation of Janice Raymond, the use … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, General Gaming, PC Games
Tagged anna anthropy, dys4ia, lim, Mainichi, mattie brice, merritt kopas, transgender, transphobia
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GDC Online Panel “Writing The Unsung Experiences: Gender In Game Storytelling”
A GDC Online 2012 panel entitled Writing The Unsung Experiences: Gender In Game Storytelling is now available streaming for free from the GDC Vault. The speakers–Leigh Alexander, Jenn Frank, and our own Mattie Brice–tackle the topic of gender and diversity … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged gdc online, gender, jenn frank, leigh alexander, mattie brice, sexism, storytelling, Writing
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What is the social class of an adventurer?
A while back, Mattie Brice tweeted a very interesting observation about her play style. She said, “For some reason, I really dislike using items. I usually just sell them.” Adam Flynn then responded with a link to this article, asking “I … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, MMORPGs, Social Media, Virtual Worlds
Tagged class, consumerism, cracked, economics, Final Fantasy, john cheese, mattie brice, money, social class, Twitter, wealth, zygmunt bauman
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