Day in the Sun
So, this semester I’m teaching a course on “Game Design for Expression.” It’s really more of a class on how students — especially students with no technology or game background — can make small,...
View ArticleMe and Bobby l’Cie
So earlier today on Twitter, Denis Farr and I were discussing how mages in the Dragon Age universe have a lot of queer readings, especially in the sense of political queerness in the 70s/80s. In the...
View ArticleFabula Spoilers Crystallis
So I wrapped up Lightning Returns and in the process I had some thoughts about how the history of the FF13 meta-series has gone down. Thus I just sort of sat down and poured them onto the page. In the...
View ArticleThe Subtle Knife
So there’s this thing that bugs me about being gay and I imagine it bothers a lot of other people on the queer spectrum, too. It mostly comes down to: when do I want being gay to “matter?” The problem...
View ArticleOn Ellie
Okay, internet. It’s time. After my talk at GaymerX2 on fat characters, and after hearing the folks at Gearbox give their own talk on inclusivity in design, I decided I really wanted to write something...
View ArticleJaney Springs Eternal
So to continue what appears to be an accidental series of blog posts writing about Gearbox Software’s Borderlands games, I wanted to get something down on paper regarding the newest title, Borderlands...
View ArticleUndefined
So let me tell you about the time I annoyed David Gaider at a major gaming event. As many of you know, I spoke at GaymerX2 this July, as did Mr. Gaider who — if you didn’t know — is one of the head...
View ArticleShe’s Not That Into You
I want to talk about the part of Dragon Age: Inquisition that made me cry, or at the very least to tear up and force myself to not cry. There are a lot of narrative beats, a lot of moments, in DA:I. I...
View ArticleYou Can’t Take It Off
Lately, I’m beginning to feel like a bit of a crank when it comes to LGBTQ issues in games. Specifically, I’m worried that I’m being too hard on people who are potential allies. And while I am...
View ArticleBrofist Intimacy
Just this morning I said that I was pretty close to done when it came to talking about Final Fantasy XV, mostly because, quote: “It’s like shouting at an incoming meteor with a megaphone asking it to...
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