Recap of “Before the Revolution Comes: Navigating Sexism in the Games Industry”
The design and unexpectedly warm reception of a breakout session on sexism and games for the Different Games Conference.
Doing Versus Having
The psychologists Leaf van Boven and Tom Gilovich asked people to think back to a time when they spent more than a hundred dollars with the intention of increasing their happiness and enjoyment. One group of subjects was asked to pick a material possession; the other was asked to pick an experience or activity they had paid for…
Vidoe on the 300th DNA Exhonoree
“I used to be one of those people who believed that someone would never confess to something they didn’t do. Society as a whole believes that. And yet here I am.”
Wanderlust Residency at Atlas Obscura
Hurray! Wanderlust‘s residency with Atlas Obscura is official. From their website: Atlas Obscura’s deep knowledge of unusual places and urban environments will cross-pollinate with Wanderlust’s savvy with designing experiences and appetite for transgression. Wanderlust will engage with skilled historians and avid fans of bizarre and unusual locations to broaden the Atlas Obscura community’s understanding of ...
Transported By Wanderlust
Two important design steps – cultural excavation and historical research – feed every Wanderlust event.
Tom Robbins on Systems
True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed. —Tom Robbins
The Different Games Conference
On April 26 & 27, come critically discuss who is represented in games, who makes games and how the community and industry can be more inclusive.
Atop the Woolworth
How I got a copy of Moses Gates book “Hidden Cities: A Memoir of Urban Exploration” and subsequently shot a ballsy music video.
Mary Flanagan on Hippies, Hackers, & Wargames
In Mary Flanagan‘s recent NYU Game Center talk, she offered a new narrative to indie gamers changing the industry from the inside. She looked back at the history of computing and games as a history of outsiders and aesthetics, rather than a narrative of war and competition that is often offered up. Mary Flanagan is a ...
Future Women In Tech
Check out Stacey Mulcahy’s letter to her 8-year-old nice who is aspiring to be a video game designer. It’s a thoughtful and unapologetic message of hope after extensive coverage of the brogrammer problem and the pervasive harassment online of Anita Sarkeesian last year.