Game Devs & Others
eBook - ePub

Game Devs & Others

Tales from the Margins

  1. 130 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Game Devs & Others

Tales from the Margins

About this book

Game Devs & Others: Tales from the Margins tell the true stories of life in the industry by people of color, LGBTQIA and other marginalized identities. This collection of essays give people a chance to tell their stories and to let others know what life on the other side of the screen is like when you're not part of the supposed "majority".

Key Features

  • This book is perfect for anyone interested in getting into the games industry who feels they have a marginalized identity
  • For those who wish to better diversify their studio or workplace who may or may not have access to individuals that could or would share their stories about the industry
  • Includes initiatives aimed at diversifying the industry that have a positive or negative impact on the ongoing discussions
  • Coverage of ajor news items about diversity, conferences aimed at or having diversity at its core of content and mission are discussed
  • Included essays are written with as little game dev specific jargon as possible, makeing it accessible to people outside the industry as well as those in the scene but that may not have all the insider lingo

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    Table of contents

    1. Cover
    2. Half Title
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Dedication
    6. Contents
    7. Acknowledgments
    8. Editor
    9. Contributors
    10. Introduction
    11. Chapter 1: Fight-Free Fashion Agency
    12. Chapter 2: Alex Zandra Van Chestein
    13. Chapter 3: Resistance and Survival Through Community and Horror
    14. Chapter 4: Black Unicorn
    15. Chapter 5: Lauren Ashlee Comp
    16. Chapter 6: The Creative Compulsion: A Reflection
    17. Chapter 7: Laundromat vs. Pizza Place
    18. Chapter 8: The Prevailing Need to Push for Protagonists of Color
    19. Chapter 9: Game Design Is Not a Luxury
    20. Chapter 10: Hadeel al-Massari
    21. Chapter 11: Steven Spohn
    22. Chapter 12: Sunset in the Caves
    23. Chapter 13: Distraction and Reaction: On Allies and Terrible Allydom
    24. Chapter 14: First Loves and True Representation
    25. Chapter 15: Overcoming the Unicorns: Normalizing the “Other” in the Games Industry
    26. Chapter 16: The Token Trap
    27. Chapter 17: My Own Damn Game
    28. Chapter 18: Second Acts
    29. Chapter 19: Firmly Rooted and Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere: Freelancing While WOC
    30. Chapter 20: Actualization and Action
    31. Chapter 21: When Games Get Political with Me
    32. Chapter 22: A Series of Half-Baked Ideas and Quarter-Assed Memes: Why I left Gaming Stories
    33. Index

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