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Should Barbie Be A Game Designer?
Sometimes you sit down to write one thing, and end up with something quite different. I was planning to write a short blog about Barbie’s new career as a computer engineer, which was announced in February by Mattel. I was never a big Barbie fan as a child, probably because I was never really interested [...]
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April Fool’s Day Reflections
April Fool’s Day has come and gone, accompanied as usual by numerous spoofs, fake news releases and general confusion. Massively summed up some of the better pranks within the MMO industry, in case you missed them, and there were many more. The best of the April Fool’s jokes I saw were both amusing and thought-provoking. [...]
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
March 24th marks Ada Lovelace Day, a day on which bloggers are encouraged to highlight the achievements of women in science and technology. (If you’re not familiar with the name of Ada Lovelace, check out the Wikipedia entry, or this cute short movie.) Augusta “Ada” King Lovelace was born in 1815, the daughter of the [...]
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Thinking Pink? Please don’t.
Have you been reading The Border House? I have. It’s a relatively new blog with a wide range of contributors, with the goal of “bringing thoughtful analysis to gaming with a feminist viewpoint.” It’s just over 2 months old now and I’ve already enjoyed many of their thought-provoking articles. Last month, one in particular jumped [...]
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The Grandmother Test
I spent Christmas in England this year. I have family there, and also lived and studied there for several years, so I go back to visit when I can. This visit was a sad one in some ways though, as my grandmother passed away in October and her absence was very noticeable. My grandmother was [...]
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