I? Am a Geek.

[revena]

The July issue of Cerise is up. That's me and Mom on the cover! We look a little alike, huh?

If you read nothing else in this issue, check out Mara Poulsen's article about developing games for Xbox Live. Really interesting stuff.

Next month's theme is thus:

Fight Like a Girl

Violence of one kind or another is a common feature of many games, and a matter of some concern to the non-gaming population. Is it all just harmless fantasy fun, or are there lines that shouldn’t be crossed? What’s so enjoyable about fighting in games?

And what about gendered violence in gaming? Female fighters are often fetishized in a way their male counterparts aren’t, and women and girl characters are often victims of sexualized violence. What does all this mean for gaming and for gamers?

If you’re interested in topics relating to violence, fighting and sexuality in gaming, be sure to submit your work for this issue.

IRONICALLY (or not), my gaming group and I totally failed at violence tonight at our scheduled D&D game. We talked about mental illness stigma for a while, and then went to the closest drugstore to purchase hair dye and nail polish, and all became redheads (with varying degrees of success. Heather kept insisting that her hair wouldn't actually go red, since the dye is too puny to penetrate her Mighty Afro-Puff, but this was lies. Hers came out the reddest of all). My hair is auburn, my nails are a delightful shade of green called "Big Money Frost," and I am content.

Comments

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Did your characters dye their hair, or the players?

Either way - sounds like an awesome evening to me. I miss that.

[revena.livejournal.com]

The players! The characters would have been really interesting, too... One of the major NPCs in the last campaign I ran had dyed (purple) hair as a character quirk.

And I'm so glad you enjoy the Craft Check column. :-)

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

Actually, while I'm here. I think my fav part of Cerise is "Craft Check". I mean, I'm not into the craft stuff (and it's been so long since I gamed, woe) but I love that you put out crafy ideas. I send them to my gaming girlfriends.

And the mounts are awesome. ;)

[durban83.livejournal.com]

You and your mom are super cute!