Ides of Gaming
Mar. 15th, 2008 11:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
revenaI went to the Ides of Gaming today with Jimmy and our friend Dan and had a lot of fun. We couldn't stay long (Dan had tango, and I had homework), but I was really glad that we got to stop in for a little while. I've been meaning to go for ages, and I'm hoping to get involved in some more local gaming events with the SAGA crew. I met lots of fun people, including Jess Hartley (who I interviewed online for Cerise once) and played some games I hadn't tried before. w00t!
Anyway, it reminded me that I haven't posted the call for submissions for our upcoming issue. So, here's that, then:
April 2008 Issue
Submission deadline: March 20th, 2008
Theme: Do You Game With Dorothy?
Any group whose members commonly use the word “gay” as a synonym for “foolish” or “undesirable” undoubtedly has some pretty serious heterosexist biases. Queer gamers face challenges ranging from lack of representation in many games to objectification or outright hostility from some corners of gaming culture.
What’s it like to be a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender gamer? Which communities, game designers and companies are serving queer gamers well, and which are failing to consider them at all? What can be done to improve representation for queer gamers? While we here at Cerise welcome discussion of queer concerns in gaming at any time, our April 2008 issue will be specifically devoted to giving the spotlight to marginalized sexualities – if the preceding questions are important to you, don’t miss this issue!
Anyway, it reminded me that I haven't posted the call for submissions for our upcoming issue. So, here's that, then:
April 2008 Issue
Submission deadline: March 20th, 2008
Theme: Do You Game With Dorothy?
Any group whose members commonly use the word “gay” as a synonym for “foolish” or “undesirable” undoubtedly has some pretty serious heterosexist biases. Queer gamers face challenges ranging from lack of representation in many games to objectification or outright hostility from some corners of gaming culture.
What’s it like to be a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender gamer? Which communities, game designers and companies are serving queer gamers well, and which are failing to consider them at all? What can be done to improve representation for queer gamers? While we here at Cerise welcome discussion of queer concerns in gaming at any time, our April 2008 issue will be specifically devoted to giving the spotlight to marginalized sexualities – if the preceding questions are important to you, don’t miss this issue!
