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May 17th, 2012
thatwordgrrl
 | 01:22 pm - Lowest Difficulty Setting
So I'm curious what y'all think of John Scalzi's attempt to explain straight white male privilege to straight white males. In gamer terms.
I guess as a straight white bro to straight white bro thing it works, but I'd like some other opinions.
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May 8th, 2012
salacious_pop
 | 12:27 am - Bioware Interview re: Mass Effect 3's exclusively lesbian/gay NPCs, a first for the company
"Same-sex romances have been part of previous BioWare games, but until now, these romance-option characters could be attracted to a player character of either gender. Mass Effect 3 characters Samatha Traynor and Steve Cortez represent the first time BioWare has written full romances that are exclusively for same-sex characters. Patrick Weekes and Dusty Everman wrote these relationships and talk about their experiences here."
Rest of article (sourced to Bioware's own blog). Will open new window/tab.
Don't worry about the comments section - its disabled for this article (and I'm not enough of a masochist to deliberately scour the forums for a thread. A+ forethought, Bioware. Also, the two men interviewed make references to accusations of "ninja romances" from male gamers who resent accidentally flirting with male NPCs, because, you know, that's the worst thing EVER.
( other bits )
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May 7th, 2012
luminousmotion
 | 10:59 am - The Secret World
Anyone else get into the beta for The Secret World?
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May 6th, 2012
mongoose_bite
 | 12:00 pm - Charr Character Design in Guild Wars 2
Last weekend I played the first Guild Wars 2 beta weekend. The forums were opened for a few days for people to make suggestions about how to improve the game - the forums are now closed, and you need to have bought a copy of the game to see them anyway - and someone suggested that the female Charr models need boobs. Otherwise they're just not feminine.
( The respose was almost unanimous. )
Current Mood: calm
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May 5th, 2012
thatwordgrrl
 | 12:51 pm - Interesting article
Although it is aimed at Star Wars fandom, I think the sentiment could apply to ALL fandoms.
Thoughts?
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May 4th, 2012
luminousmotion
| 07:17 pm - Curious
Has anyone had a chance to play, though some sort of beta, the game coming out called Endless Space?
What's it like if you have? In relation to other space 4X games. Is it a 4X game?
http://endless-space.amplitude-studios.com/
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hollzilla
 | 05:55 pm - Friday's Open Thread
You're free to comment about anything, whether it relates to the interests of the community or not.
No nudity, please.
If you post pictures, please don't make them so big that people have to side scroll. (If you're unsure about a picture, just link us to it instead.)
No personal attacks.
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April 30th, 2012
thatwordgrrl
 | 10:29 am - A category of it own?
Should the Oscars have a separate SF category?
I'm rather of the opinion not, simply because I think giving SF its own category will just diminish the overall quality of the films, since they won't have to compete against films outside their genre (oddly, I do feel that animation desperately needed its own category because it is such a different tech from live action).
As for Avatar? Leaving aside my utter squick for most motion capture, I did not feel the quality of the story itself merited a major category win.
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timedoctorswife
 | 10:12 pm - Help required
So I am starting writing my Fringe Festival show.
I need your help!
The basis of the show is this:
THE AUDIENCE IS THE PEOPLE AT THIS MEETING WHICH IS FOR RECOVERING GEEKS. THERE ARE 6 MAIN GEEK TYPES THAT WILL BE ADDRESSING THE GROUP. The types of fangirls are: - Fangirl
- Literary
- Film
- Musc
- Funny Girl
- Domestic Goddess
So here is what I need, I need names and there specific obcessions. I am having a few ideas like using Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and of course a bit of Doctor Who, Star Wars, Treck and others.... but if you have any ideas for major films, music and dom it would be helpful.
I; myself am an funny girl geek so I can manage that.
I got this book in the mail today and love it!
Cheers in advanced
Current Mood: artistic
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April 27th, 2012
hollzilla
| 08:05 pm - friday's open thread
You're free to comment about anything, whether it relates to the interests of the community or not.
No nudity, please.
If you post pictures, please don't make them so big that people have to side scroll. (If you're unsure about a picture, just link us to it instead.)
No personal attacks.
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April 20th, 2012
hollzilla
| 02:01 pm - Friday's Open Thread
You're free to comment about anything, whether it relates to the interests of the community or not.
No nudity, please.
If you post pictures, please don't make them so big that people have to side scroll. (If you're unsure about a picture, just link us to it instead.)
No personal attacks.
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April 15th, 2012
araminya
 | 08:31 pm - Games for Windows 7?
Any recommendations for games for Windows 7 with stuff like magic, dragons, knights, etc.? Something low-stress and that doesn't require visualization skills. (The bf doesn't have any - but he does have a stress problem.)
Thank you! :)
ETA: sorry, totally forgot about this post! Thank you all for the comments, will check out the games :)
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April 12th, 2012
mmaster
 | 06:02 pm - Prismatic Art Collection
A Kickstarter that may be of interest:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarahdarkmagic/prismatic-art-collection
From the description:
Prismatic Art Collection is a free library of art representing heroes of all backgrounds. In geek culture, there are plenty of Lukes, but not enough Landos or Leias. We want to change that. We're raising funds to hire a diverse group of artists to create fantasy art depicting heroes of all backgrounds.
Our initial goal is $5,000, enough for at least 20 pieces of art centering on humans in 4 of the classic fantasy role-playing game archetypes. As we surpass those initial goals, we'll explore the world outside our comfortable tavern and unlock additional fantasy races and classes.
What's in it for Backers?
The art will be Creative-Commons Attribution Share-Alike licensed (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), so you can download and use the art for your own role-playing games, board games, novels, you name it. Even a small pledge helps expand the library for everyone. For now, higher pledge levels will gain access to the art a bit earlier and, in the future, work more closely with an artist.
(Disclaimer: I am not associated with the project, though I tossed them some money because I thought the idea sounded cool. If ad-type-things are disallowed, I'll happily delete.)
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April 6th, 2012
hollzilla
| 01:24 pm - Friday's Open Thread
You're free to comment about anything, whether it relates to the interests of the community or not.
No nudity, please.
If you post pictures, please don't make them so big that people have to side scroll. (If you're unsure about a picture, just link us to it instead.)
No personal attacks.
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April 5th, 2012
thatwordgrrl
 | 03:25 pm - Oh NYT -- Part the Second...
(CAVEAT: I've not seen any of Game of Thrones, nor am I likely to. Not a big fan of the books. Still...this is more than a touch bothersome to me)
OK, so remember that huge kerfuffle that followed in the wake of this review of Season One of Game of Thrones?
Well, true to form, NYT has struck again with its review of Season Two.
To wit (emphasis mine):
"What “Game of Thrones” needs if it is to expand its fan base beyond Dungeons & Dragons types is what most of the United States didn’t get this year: a hard winter. Life in this particular fantasy land consists of seasons of indeterminate length, and since the series began there have been references to an impending winter of fearsome power."
So not only does the NYT seem to think that all SF fans are BOYZ, but D&D types (see: smelly, antisocial and living in mom's basement). As I said, I'm not a fan of the books (high fantasy does very little for me, in truth). But I really find this attitude about *those people who like that show/those books* makes my nose crunkle.
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April 3rd, 2012
balivatn
 | 09:10 am - Video
So what do you all think of Felicia Day's/ The Guild's / Geek & Sundry's new video I'm The One That's Cool (TW for gendered insults and ableist slurs in the song)? The song is kind of bland for me, but catchy enough that I can see it being a big earworm. And I kind of get the idea that it could be reassuring to kids that are bullied for being geeks to see that they might be cooler than they think. But I also have some issues with Felicia Day and how she is held up as the ideal "geek girl" and how the song sort of reinforces what sort of things it's cool to be geeky about and how there's "real" geeks vs "fake" geeks, especially when it comes to women's involvement in geeky arenas.
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April 2nd, 2012
anison
 | 12:56 pm - Commodification of Female Players in Prime World
Upcoming League of Legends-style multiplayer strategy game Prime World to offer gender-based in-game status bonuses (note: link goes to Penny Arcade report, part of the PA conglomerate)
Quick breakdown: if you play a character that is the same male/female gender as in your Facebook profile, and link up with a character/player who is the opposite male/female gender, you both get some kind of bonus. This makes mixed-gender teams more effective and acts as an incentive for male players to bring their "sisters and girlfriends" into the game (because naturally they are not already there, and would be totally into it if only the man in their lives would introduce them).
I don't use Facebook, but I seem to have vague recollections of linking character gender to profile gender being attempted by Facebook game developers in the past. Anyone got any examples and whether or not they ended disastrously?
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April 1st, 2012
nytekat
 | 04:20 pm
i don't really have anything to say, so feel frea to ignore this. i am just really glad i found geeks. makes me feel at home. geeks and freaks
Current Mood: tired
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March 28th, 2012
balivatn
| 12:32 am - Games?
Does anyone have any good suggestions for PC games for someone who likes rhythm games, games you can play casually, or RPGs that are a bit more linear than open? I enjoy playing games, but I don't have tons of time to devote to most of the more complicated ones (I prefer to watch other people play them). It might also be interesting to find any games based on White Wolf's World of Darkness (with all its problems, it's still one of my favorite settings to role-play in). My computer runs Windows 7, but I've been having some stability issues, so things that aren't huge resource drains would also be good.
ETA: Thanks everyone! I think I'll start by checking out Audiosurf, then maybe I'll look into Vampire :)
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March 27th, 2012
thatwordgrrl
 | 09:54 pm - On fake girl geeks
This is a thing? Really?
I had no idea it had become a pervasive thing. OTOH, there are many ways in which I've found that my geekiness is at odds with "majority" geekiness, so there you are then.
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