Filamena: So a thing happened on the intertubes a few days ago, and I guess it’s important I talk about it here. The short version is, someone asked ‘why are there so few lady developers?’ I answered him. Actually, and I want this to be very very clear, a LOT of women answered him. The...
Read more →Monsters and Manuals has a piece of advice that can make gaming experiences a lot more fun: Don’t be a dickhead. -Brie GameKnightReviews has a post by The Gassy Gnoll about social networking for adventures, and discusses using mind maps for RPGs. Do you use these techniques or any social networking tools to run...
Read more →I’m not a Abba fan, but feel free to listen to Abba’s old hit single Money Money Money while reading this article. Because in Sweden, gaming gets funding from the government. This article is about how it works and how it has helped the gaming hobby in Sweden.1 In this example a gaming group with...
Read more →As mentioned in This Week in Gaming, cstarting on July 9, a virtual conference is happening on Google Plus: Indie+: A virtual convention. It’s a new phenomenon and a great way to meet like-minded folks, so I’ll talk about some of the highlights you may want to check out. What is it? Inspired by indie games,...
Read more →One thing that this blog helps break down is the idea that women geeks are uncommon. Many (thankfully not all) of us have had the feeling at one time or another that there wasn’t much community for women in the gaming world. One way to keep smashing these false images is to make connections:...
Read more →On Gaming as Women, we often discuss power, privilege, discrimination, who is allowed to speak and who is silenced. One subject we haven’t discussed so far is language. The gaming community is international and multilingual. People play, write and discuss games in more languages then anyone will ever learn. The norm in international gaming discussion is...
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 →It’s been awhile since I’ve considered myself a “new” gamer. I’ve been doing this for almost ten years after all! I’m an old hand at this! Until I started meeting more and more gamers, discovering this vast community of people, some of whom seem to have used a Monster Manual in place of a...
Read more →The Breneman Jaech Foundation is offering a grant of up to $5,000 for transformative game design or research.
The best way to make sure there are more women in this industry, more female voices, is to keep you aprised of places looking to hire (or barter) freelancers. As such, here’s an All-Call. Galileo Games, (publishers of Bulldogs!, Mortal Coil, Shelter in Place and more,) are looking for writers for an upcoming charity...
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