Chapter Publication: Analysis of Asari Sexuality for Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Video
I'm excited to announce that I have submitted the first draft of my chapter for the book Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Video Games (Taylor & Francis). My chapter is entitled "From Smoldering Justicar to Blue-Skinned Space Babe: Asari Sexuality in Mass Effect," and I analyzed the Asari maiden-matron-matriarch paradigm to show how it promotes more comprehensive representation of female sexuality in video games. This is a topic that I could happily expand on for a much la
Interactive Narrative: The Legend of Lantern Lake for Tyto Online (Immersed Games)
Meet Regina Cohen, the head librarian at the Espeth Library in Tyto Online, Immersed Games' educational sci-fi MMORPG on which I work as a game writer and content designer. Listen to a spooky tale of unexplained floating lights that Ms. Cohen brought from Earth - it may just come in handy! Click the links below to get to the bottom of the mystery of the strange dancing lights appearing near a lake in Espeth. Are they ghosts, or are they something science can explain? Find out
Blog: Setting Higher Sights & Being "Enough"
Over the past two years especially, I've applied for a variety of opportunities, big and small, and received many, many rejections along the way. That's just part of the career dev game, and you can't possibly be accepted if you don't even apply. In that time, I've also been fortunate enough to receive a fair amount of yeses, for which I'm very grateful. However, today I received a rejection for something that I knew was a longshot but that I thought I had a reasonable chance
Speaker at AAUW-WA STEM Scholars Awards Ceremony 2017
This past Monday, I was honored to speak at the AAUW Washington's STEM Scholars awards ceremony last night! The AAUW-WA honors high-achieving young women in their junior year of high school who have shown exceptional aptitude in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics. Preparing my speech for this event required a quick turnaround after GDC 2017, but it was more than worth it to be able to connect with these talented women and share some of the tips and tricks I've p
GDC 2017 Reflections: Tales from a GDC Badge Timeline
I could only find 3 of my 5 total GDC badges, but, now that GDC 2017 has come to a close, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on how things have changed over the years. From left to right: 2014, 2016, 2017 The ribbons and badges themselves tell their own stories, from achievements to new identities to opportunities to improve. An important part of combatting imposter syndrome and burnout is taking time to appreciate all you've achieved and how you got there. I strugg
