Catharsis Through Gaming: Empathy, Escapism, or Empowerment?
Summary:
Game design gives us many approaches to handle unique minority experiences. We can be empowered to fight, escape to worlds without stigma, or teach others to empathize with our unique challenges.
We need diverse games! Join our panel of game industry professionals to discuss & share experiences about sexual & gender identity in gaming. What have you seen? What would you like to see?
How do LGBTQ folk fit into your gaming? How do you introduce queer characters in a natural, inoffensive fashion? Join Queer as a Three-Sided Die (Qd3) panelists for advice, techniques, & Q&A.
Description:
Where do LGBTQIA folk fit into your fiction or gaming setting? How do you introduce queer characters in a natural and non-offensive fashion? Come join some of the Queer as a Three-Sided Die (Qd3) panelists while we talk about techniques and advice for doing so, and answer some of your questions about it.