It's easy to respond to someone else's allegiance to game, or piece of entertainment media, with everything about it that didn't work for you. Sometimes we're having a dialogue with friends or strangers that includes critique and exchanging opinions. Sometimes is not usually. If I log into Twitter and remark about a movie, game, television show or book I enjoy, I will receive more negative comments than positive. I will get comments from people who never engaged with those things, and their … [Read more...]
E is for Exoticism
20 December 2012 by 1 Comment
Want to design a game, run a session or play a character rooted in aspects of a culture not your own? There’s something you should avoid: exoticism. If you trot your fingers over to a Webster’s, it doesn’t sound so bad. Exotic stuff is unfamiliar! It’s really interesting! And alluring! It’s good to explore and enjoy cultures outside our own. It gives us a better understanding of the world and the people in it. It introduces us to incredible art, history, and achievements made by … [Read more...]
They’re Natural 20s: Geek Burlesque
9 August 2012 by 1 Comment
Where there is theatre of any kind, you can often find gamers, Star Wars aficionados, science fiction fans and big imaginations. Burlesque holds an incredible array of fantastically talented people, many of them proud geeks. With GenCon and PAX having burlesque events this year, it's important to know a little burlesque etiquette before you check out shows where geek, nerd and burlesque intersect. As a stage manager and occasional stunt! host (long story) I've seen a lot of audiences. Keep my … [Read more...]
