In Game on Girl Shorts #7, Rhonda and I discuss what it’s like to lose an avatar. Rhonda shares her story of losing her FemShep when her PlayStation3 crashed.
We discuss how and why we connect to our avatars, how creating a character you play is very similar to how authors create their characters in the stories they tell, and how we’ve heard similar stories from other gamers about how this impacts how you view a game. We hope with this short episode to explore a new theme and hear more of your stories about what it is like to lose a character. How do you approach the loss of a character? Do you have any suggestions or ideas you’d like to share?
As always, we’d love to hear your feedback on the episode. Leave a comment here or Drop us a Tweet @game_on_girl.
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Regina and Rhonda
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Regina is a gamer, writer, teacher, and podcaster living in the Pacific Northwest. She completed her Ph.D. in 2011 from Washington State University in Vancouver and continues to teach there part time. Regina’s research interests focus on women and technology, and her dissertation discusses female gamers and identity in digital role playing games. A lifelong geek and technology enthusiast, Regina recently started a Girls Who Code club in support of their mission to close the gender gap in technology.
To continue the conversations about gender and gaming that Regina started during her research, she started a podcast called Game on Girl. Called the “NPR of game podcasts” by Chris Brown of The Married Gamers, the podcast features women involved in the game industry, and tackles some of the complicated issues in the gaming community. Season 2 began in the spring of 2018 and will premiere new episodes monthly.
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This is a great idea for a podcast! I'll give it a listen as soon as I can, and share a story of my own.
Excellent! Can't wait to hear what you think and your story. 🙂
Reference left! Thanks again for a great topic to write on! ^_^
I believe Wildcat-LVL was trying to leave a link to his tie-in article, Sacrificed – Avatars and Gametime That I've Lost. Thanks Wildcat.
Whoops! What I meant by "reference added" is the response link I added above. I'll try to state that clearer next time. Thanks for the link, Regina. 🙂