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Manage episode 174387991 series 1402159
Todd Harper, aka @laevalentine took us to school on a lot of topics; including body diversity, fat characters in videogames, LGBTQIA issues in gaming, Bayo Studies and more.
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with @Chachibobinks. There’s a blog to compliment the show outoftokenscast.com If you have questions, compliments, hate mail feel free to drop a note there as well. You can also @ us on twitter; @OutOfTokensCast or email us freshoutoftokens@gmail.com.
Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1
Questions for Todd:
From @Thain1982
Who is your favorite openly LGBT character in a game?
(besides Taric), what queer-coded character(s) would you most like the developers to remove ambiguity from?
Using Bo Rai Cho as shining examplar of what not to do, are there any games that get body representation right?
What game or games will you always go back to?
What's the best thing you've read in the last year?
Videogames Blackness Problem - Kotaku by Evan Narcisse, Kotaku
The Three Modes of Male Sexuality in Videogames - Dante Douglas, Paste
Listener Feedback/Question about our episode with Liam Esler:
Hello to all,
Listening to latest podcast, I got to the part about entitled fans &
the statement "there's a generation that feels voiceless & the only
way they know to get attention & get heard is threats" (I'm
paraphrasing here, but that's close to what was said) and I feel some
kind of way about this viewpoint.Mainly that it is, at best, incomplete. And here's why: The people
that statement can apply to and not be erroneous? Predominantly white.
Also, predominantly cishet. Most of modern history, people of color,
queer folks, trans folks, have known nothing BUT being ignored to
outright being silenced. This feeling of being ignored isn't a new
thing for this generation of marginalized peoples/voices. And yes, the
rise of social media has given us platforms for our viewpoints and
ways to make our voices heard but still nowhere near the level of
perspectives that have always been elevated in the dialogue.What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Jay
Articles:
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/2015/10/whole-hog/
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/2016/06/trapped/
What we’re playing:
Todd: Overwatch, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Shadow Hearts Covenant
Tanya: Mass Effect, Dragon Age Inquisition (modded Cullen romance)
David: modded KOTOR2
Where to find our guest online
Twitter: @laevalentine
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/
GDC 2015 - Portrayals and Pitfalls of Fatness (free to view on the GDC Vault)
Bayo Studies, Year One - GX3 (GaymerX YouTube)
http://gaymism.com/ Gayme Bar
GDC 2014 - How to Subversively Queer Your Work
Where to find your hosts online:
Tanya D. - @cypheroftyr // @INeedDivGms
Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr // twitch.tv/INeedDivGames
Patreon: patreon.com/INeedDivGms // patreon.com/cypheroftyr
David L. Reeves - @RedConversation
Twitch: twitch.tv/red_conversation
Patreon: patreon.com/redconversation
93 episodes
Manage episode 174387991 series 1402159
Todd Harper, aka @laevalentine took us to school on a lot of topics; including body diversity, fat characters in videogames, LGBTQIA issues in gaming, Bayo Studies and more.
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with @Chachibobinks. There’s a blog to compliment the show outoftokenscast.com If you have questions, compliments, hate mail feel free to drop a note there as well. You can also @ us on twitter; @OutOfTokensCast or email us freshoutoftokens@gmail.com.
Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1
Questions for Todd:
From @Thain1982
Who is your favorite openly LGBT character in a game?
(besides Taric), what queer-coded character(s) would you most like the developers to remove ambiguity from?
Using Bo Rai Cho as shining examplar of what not to do, are there any games that get body representation right?
What game or games will you always go back to?
What's the best thing you've read in the last year?
Videogames Blackness Problem - Kotaku by Evan Narcisse, Kotaku
The Three Modes of Male Sexuality in Videogames - Dante Douglas, Paste
Listener Feedback/Question about our episode with Liam Esler:
Hello to all,
Listening to latest podcast, I got to the part about entitled fans &
the statement "there's a generation that feels voiceless & the only
way they know to get attention & get heard is threats" (I'm
paraphrasing here, but that's close to what was said) and I feel some
kind of way about this viewpoint.Mainly that it is, at best, incomplete. And here's why: The people
that statement can apply to and not be erroneous? Predominantly white.
Also, predominantly cishet. Most of modern history, people of color,
queer folks, trans folks, have known nothing BUT being ignored to
outright being silenced. This feeling of being ignored isn't a new
thing for this generation of marginalized peoples/voices. And yes, the
rise of social media has given us platforms for our viewpoints and
ways to make our voices heard but still nowhere near the level of
perspectives that have always been elevated in the dialogue.What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Jay
Articles:
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/2015/10/whole-hog/
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/2016/06/trapped/
What we’re playing:
Todd: Overwatch, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Shadow Hearts Covenant
Tanya: Mass Effect, Dragon Age Inquisition (modded Cullen romance)
David: modded KOTOR2
Where to find our guest online
Twitter: @laevalentine
http://www.chaoticblue.com/blog/
GDC 2015 - Portrayals and Pitfalls of Fatness (free to view on the GDC Vault)
Bayo Studies, Year One - GX3 (GaymerX YouTube)
http://gaymism.com/ Gayme Bar
GDC 2014 - How to Subversively Queer Your Work
Where to find your hosts online:
Tanya D. - @cypheroftyr // @INeedDivGms
Twitch: twitch.tv/cypheroftyr // twitch.tv/INeedDivGames
Patreon: patreon.com/INeedDivGms // patreon.com/cypheroftyr
David L. Reeves - @RedConversation
Twitch: twitch.tv/red_conversation
Patreon: patreon.com/redconversation
93 episodes
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