Game For Thought /EP2/ Discrimination & Representation in Games

Where does the responsibility lie in terms of inclusion and equity within the industry – and within games themselves? How does representation (or the lack thereof) impact gameplay, while perhaps molding our understandings of identity? In which ways does discrimination show its face – and what can be done to provide for a more inclusive gaming environment? And what about representation for marketing purposes? Podcast based on the Game For Thought livestream of December 17th, 2020 by DAE Howest and Quindo.

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Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com

Quindo: www.quindo.be

Game For Thought-livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought 

Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99

Manon Commeyne IG: manon.comm

Games mentioned (Click for link)

Call of Duty, Rainbow SIx Siege, Overwatch, League of Legends, Spider-Man Miles Morales, The Last of Us 2, Life is Strange, Hades, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Uncharted The Lost Legacy, Apex Legends, The Sims, Cyberpunk 2077, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Fallout series

Articles (Click for link)

Overwatch player base gender, Overwatch Symmetra skin controversy, skin colours The Sims

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