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01/25/09

Counteracting racism in video games - Urban Video Game Academy

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That video games present biased, and often racist, representations should come as no surprise. The gaming industry itself isn't exactly swelling with staff diversity. MSNBC reports:Roughly 80 percent of video game programmers are white, according to pr… more »

01:07:14 pm, by heather riot Email

01/23/09

RE: The Faces of Gaming

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I received an email from Ilene Jones regarding "The Faces of Gaming" article that I previously pointed. Ilene is CEO of KittyCode and I felt that she made a very valid point. She has given me permission to post her email:Ilene Jones wrote:> "One of… more »

03:53:29 am, by heather riot Email

01/15/09

The faces of gaming: If a picture's worth a thousand words, then these are worth 10,000

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There are some things which stand as pillars to why I do this. One of these pillars is presented in the GameInformer magazine as plain as can be. The following pictures, to me, seem so obvious when presented in the right context that I feel a little sill… more »

12:44:47 am, by heather riot Email





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