This week, Rhonda and I talk about two cons we attended on opposite sides of the country on the same weekend. Rhonda reports on her three favorite panels from DragonCon (one with a very special last minute guest appearance!) and I talk about my top three games I played at PAX Prime. Listen in for… Continue reading Episode 27 – Get Your Con On! DragonCon and PAX Prime 2012
In episode 15, we introduce you to a gaming family: daughters Anna (8), Ellie (12), and Rebekah (14) and parents, Erin and Steve. Listen to the girls talk about their love of board games, Legos, and sword fighting adventures. We start the show out with our pop culture segment, where we discuss a new Disney movie… Continue reading Episode 15 – A Gamer Family: Saving the Universe
We're mad and we're not going to take it anymore! In this episode, Rhonda and I interview Mark and John about some not so savvy moves some of our favorite game publishers are making. Hear our critique of forced online play, DLC, and hardware issues in this vibrant discussion. Rhonda and I talk about the… Continue reading Episode 14 – Fair Play: Respect Your Own House
Greetings gamers! In honor of the summer vacations we're sure many of you are taking, we did a short episode talking about our favorite touch screen games. We kept cost in mind and many of our suggestions are free. Listen to the episode for all the details but here are some links to the games… Continue reading GoG Short #9 – Our Touch Screen Favorites
Rowan's D3 Barbarian (Featured Image) This week on Game on Girl, we interview Rowan Kaiser, media critic and staff writer for the AV Club. We continue the discussion of hardcore vs. casual gamers, adding in Rowan's observation about how those definitions prioritize personal experience. We also touch on emergent and imbedded game narratives and mastery… Continue reading Episode 13 – Holistic Interconnections: Rowan Kaiser
In this week's short episode, we talk to Grethade, a member of NewbCast Gaming's podcast, about a panel discussing Women Gamers at Convergence Con in Bloomington, Minnesota. He reports how many of the same issues we talk about on the show were discussed, including how all gamers need to work together to stop harassment, and some male perspectives about playing… Continue reading GoG Short #8 – Convergence Con & Women Gamers
This week, Rhonda and I take on two very common terms in game culture: casual and hardcore gamers. We talk with Toria and Mellisa about how they define a gamer, fandom, game culture, and game play. I must say this episode is full of excellent observations and more than a few fits of giggling. Truly… Continue reading Episode 12 – Breaking Down Binaries: Casual vs Hardcore
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… Continue reading GoG Short #7 – For All the Toons We’ve Loved Before
In episode 11, Rhonda and I talk to writer, mother, gamer, and Ph.D. candidate Sandi Glahn. We discuss the evolution and origins of gender stereotypes and gender roles. We talk in depth in this episode about the cultural differences of gender stereotypes, how they've changed and not changed over many years, and about our own… Continue reading Episode 11 – Defining Differences: Sandi Glahn
In our sixth short episode, Rhonda and I talk about our avatars in celebration of a new feature on the website - an avatar gallery! Since so much of what we talk about is the creation process and choices gamers make about their avatars, we thought it was about time to have a space where… Continue reading GoG Short #6 – Our Avatars
