Sex and Play-Doh: Exploring Women’s Sexuality Through Larp
This piece attempts to document the context and tangible elements created by two live-action role-playing games (larps) that I co-authored: Cady Stanton’s Candyland and Candyland II: Ashley’s...
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There is a clear problem of representation in games and — more broadly — in the cultures produced by games. This problem in representation has most recently yielded controversies such as #gamergate,...
View ArticleQueering Girl Talk (The Board Game)
The year is 1994: Bikini Kill is wailing “Rebel girl / When she walks, the revolution’s coming” while business women in shoulder-padded power suits purr about “having it all” In a basement in rural...
View Article“A Lonely Place”: An Interview with Julia Bond Ellingboe
Steal Away Jordan is a game that asks players to take on the role of an African-American slave. When it was first released, it generated strong reactions, both positive and negative.Because it deals so...
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