Tag : games for girls
2019 Year in Academic Review
In Spring 2019, I got to take my first-ever sabbatical, and it really changed the shape of my year. I published less than I usually do by some measures (no journal articles for once?),… Read the rest
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An Encyclopedia of Women Who Have Died
I have been trying for several days to write an encyclopedia entry about Theresa Duncan, who I did not know and whose legacy is so snarled up with her tragic, spectacular death.… Read the rest
Blog Read MoreHere’s to Theresa Duncan! Game: Totally Rexed
FEMICOM Museum recently held the first of a new series of game jams, “FEMICOM Game Jam #1: Here’s to Theresa Duncan!” In total, 12 games were submitted for the jam, many featuring really lovely graphics that I think make a perfect tribute to Duncan’s own game design work, which always seemed like some kind of great punk rock/folk art mashup for girls.… Read the rest
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It’s only a Purple Moon
Games from Purple Moon are my current eBay obsession. I’ve been very interested in “games for girls” lately — hence the Barbie game I featured a few posts back. I missed Purple Moon the first time around by a few years, as I was well into high school by the time the first games launched, and so I was too busy reading my dad’s old Beat generation paperbacks and cultivating obscure music knowledge to be bothered.… Read the rest
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