Today we’re talking with Manuela Soriani, co-author of Dilemma, “a game about having power on other people and getting in touch with them”, powered by the Apocalypse. The blind playtest document is out now1. I urge you to check it out! But first, read more about the game and its author. Tell us something...
Read more →Last time, I talked a bit about the mechanics of A Tragedy in Five Acts and how I came to write it, with the promise of more discussion of daughters and feminism and art and such in Part 2. With that in mind, here we are. Daughters and Feminism in Tragedy So, as I...
Read more →This is the follow up to the previous article Men wear armour, Women wear sexy-time lingerie. Here I address issues of how men and women are pictured in games, beyond what they are wearing. We will try to answer the this two common questions that often arise in discussion: “What is wrong with pictures...
Read more →Sometimes, two questions pop up when you discuss women wear when they are pictured in games. ”What is wrong with chainmail bikinis? It’s fantasy, it doesn’t have to be realistic!” ”What is wrong with chainmail bikinis? Sexy doesn’t equal sexist!” Let’s try to answer the two questions in this article. In the end they...
Read more →Let’s talk about props. In this article I use ”props” to mean not just funny hats, but music, pictures, maps and even food. Something outside the game mechanics that adds to the content or mood of the game. Why use props? Have you ever tasted something and suddenly half-forgotten memories flooded your mind? Listened...
Read more →The new edition of RuneQuest is out and Gaming as Women decided to interview its designers, Lawrence Whitaker and Pete Nash, to discuss the efforts they made to make the 6th edition of RuneQuest more inclusive. First tell us something about RuneQuest, and the upcoming edition you have been working on? RuneQuest (RQ) is one of...
Read more →That should have the additional subtitle: “What do you mean you’re not satisfied?!” I wanted to avoid a blog article title looking a good bit like that of an academic paper, though. Last time, I wrote about Tisha Swornheart, the signature character in the current D&D comic, and how a well-written character is undermined...
Read more →I’ve said before how I’m lucky to not have much first hand experience with sexism in gaming. That stands true, but the recent sexist art in games conversations reminded me of an experience I had at Gencon. I tend to tell the story as being funny and a little strange, but the truth is,...
Read more →My day job is in game research, so I’m always interested in how we can get better data about games and the experience of play. One of the reasons I contribute to this blog is because it inspires my work! I thought I’d share some of the ideas that have come up because of...
Read more →It is very rare for large companies of any kind to talk openly about sexism. It is unlikely to have any sort of good result for them. So while I am trepedatious about writing critically about WOTC’s latest efforts in this regard, I think it will be helpful for both them and their readers to understand...
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