Hello everyone! I know it’s taken me some time to submit more than a comment or two but when I talk, I have a lot to say! GenCon is fast approaching and I wanted to let everyone know I have organized two seminar panels for 2012 (it was more of an, “if you build...
Read more →Several weeks ago, I wrote a post over on Go Make Me a Sandwich talking about my personal experiences with convention harassment and why I was going to make a point of staying away from Penny Arcade eXpo, despite their strong harassment policies. In that post, I mentioned being sad that GenCon – a...
Read more →Our Gaming As Women community was only a thought and a dream a few months ago. That dream was to unite a group of superbly talented women gamers and share our stories with the world. Since then we’ve reached almost 100,000 page views worldwide. This morning it was announced that Gaming as Women has...
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 →Years and years ago, when my oldest was still a baby, David and I spoke at a tiny video game convention. David did Design in an Hour, we both talked indie publishing, then I talked about women in gaming to a huge crowd of six people. Maybe seven. We talked about women’s stories in...
Read more →Let me tell you about this cool project I’ve been a part of the past few years called Indie Games on Demand. You’ve probably never heard of us before, cause, y’know, we’re so indie. The event started out as a series of games being run by indie fans and game designers at big conventions...
Read more →Recently, these two things happened: Filamena’s post, encouraging women to submit their names as GenCon Industry Insider Guest of Honor; and the strong endorsment by a couple of friends who have been pitching my name to the higher spheres (you know who you are). The two things coalesce into this giant ball of “go...
Read more →Gencon Indy. Gaming Mecca is the US, (or so the hype suggests.) This year, with a new interest in transperency, they have opened up discussion about their Industry Insider program. Which is awesome! When they opened the conversation on their forums, there was a great big beautiful display of support for women in the...
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