Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a new interview pushing their social justice campaign with Bioware's Manveer Heir about Sexism, Racism, and Homophobia in games.
Link- http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/27/manveer-heir-interview/#more-197715
Link- http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23800
So go ahead and discuss the topic to your hearts content, but remember please keep your comments civil. Most of us should be adults on this site.
Link- http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/27/manveer-heir-interview/#more-197715
You may remember his speech from GDC 2014 that was linked a few days back. Allot of members voiced their opinions. Here was the link to the news-bit.RPS: Do you think things are headed in a good direction overall? I’ve asked a lot of people this question during GDC, and responses have been all over the place, from emphatic yeses to, “I barely feel comfortable walking the show floor.”
Heir: I think they’re improving. Slowly. I don’t think we’re anywhere close to good yet. I think we’re not terrible, but we’re probably bad. This is where I would want it. So we’re making small steps, but we could be making so much faster, and I think the conversations start with that. There’s obviously going to be push back, but I think if we keep doing it we’ll keep making those steps. And if we keep being cognisant then we can make larger and faster steps.
I think momentum happens at some point. Then all of a sudden people are like, “Well, yes, why can’t I have another really strong woman character hero? And why can’t she be gay? Why can’t I be a transgender character? Or why can’t I express myself in whatever way I want in a game? Why is my only option binary gender?”
Link- http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23800
So go ahead and discuss the topic to your hearts content, but remember please keep your comments civil. Most of us should be adults on this site.