I’m not a gamer. Recently I was re-listening to Game on Girl’s great interview with author Genese Davis (episode 62) and was struck by their conversation about the term “gamer.” They were discussing how culture often perceives “gamers” as anti-social misfits living in their parents’ basement and playing non-stop. This is a fairly common discussion… Continue reading I play sometimes, but. . .
The focus of this week's show comes from a letter a listener sent us about playing online with his eight year old daughter. We talk about strategies for raising strong gamer girls and how to deal with trolling that should be reserved for adult gamers. We have some new commercials we discuss and a quick… Continue reading Episode 83 – Raising Strong Gamer Girls
I’m not a Blizzard employee or long-time player (yet), so don’t know the actually reasoning behind the follow feature in World of Warcraft. However, based on my experience, I choose to believe it was created for moms who want to play an MMORPG, but don’t want to be Clara (of The Guild). My friend Sara… Continue reading The real reason for auto-follow (or how I game as a Mom)
Regina has graciously invited me to share some of my thoughts on gaming as a Mom - and in general (I hope) - so I thought I should start by explaining briefly how I got here. My introduction to game culture and serious gaming began in 2011. I had 3 kids – a 9 month… Continue reading Hi there!
I remember a story my master's degree mentor told me. She said her family had been outraged because she read a T.S. Eliot poem at her daughter's graduation. In case you're unaware, Eliot was often criticized for being antisemitic. I remember the look of awe on her face when she told me, "The poem was… Continue reading Why I Will Continue to Attend PAX -or- Why Gabe and Tycho are Irrelevant
Toria joins us again this week to discuss the second episode in Feminist Frequency's Tropes vs Women in Video Games series, The Damsel in Distress Part Two. In the second episode in the series, Anita Sarkeesian takes on more modern representations of this long standing plot device. We discuss the uses and abuses of the trope, Sarkeesian's research… Continue reading Episode 69 – Feminist Frequency’s Damsels in Distress Part 2
It started out innocently enough. I was having lunch with Ryan, the editor of the podcast, and he was giving me a bad time about my lack of game time recently. "There's all this Game on Girl talking and yet you're rarely on Steam." I confessed that my professional and personal life has gotten in… Continue reading WoW Confessions
I know you've all been waiting for this discussion. Anita Sarkeesian's Tropes vs Women in Video Games is perhaps one of the most talked about and anticipated YouTube video series about video games. We analyze her argument in the first episode, Damsel in Distress Part 1, and its relation to many of the discussions we… Continue reading Episode 61 – Tropes vs Women in Video Games: Damsel in Distress Part 1
Trolls and Trolling. It's been a hot topic in the game community over the past few months. Two well publicized incidents happened in the same weekend at different cons. We talk about both in this episode and share some strategies for dealing with trolls. Read Meagan Marie's original article and commentary here, "What Would You… Continue reading Episode 57 – Dealing with Trolls
Recently Regina tweeted about violent video games being a catalyst for the spree killings we have the misfortune of suffering from time to time in the United States. Let me clarify. She didn't say that violent video games cause this. She was actually stating that this is not the case. I agree. Some would argue… Continue reading Violence and the Video Game
