Shareef spills plenty of ink on Nintendo's new shooter franchise for the WIi U. Why is white is still the default character model - even in the land of squids?
Shareef spills plenty of ink on Nintendo's new shooter franchise for the WIi U. Why is white is still the default character model - even in the land of squids?
Shareef breaks out the Nintendo 3DS and takes a look at Box Boy's gender options. These options are connected to the recent pieces by Maddie Messer on why women characters are normally hidden behind a paywall or a certain amount of gameplay.
Check out Maddie's work below!
NPR Planet Money article
Washington Post article
Unconsoleable interview
Shareef takes a look at Box Boy's gender options, and connects it to the recent pieces by Maddie Messer on why women are normally hidden behind payment or a certain amount of gameplay. Check out Maddie's work below! NPR Planet Money article: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/04/03/397321383/episode-615-a-12-year-old-girl-takes-on-the-video-game-industry Washington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/03/04/im-a-12-year-old-girl-why-dont-the-characters-in-my-apps-look-like-me/ Unconsoleable interview: http://www.unconsoleable.com/episodes/2015/4/14/episode-30-we-want-to-be-a-girl
I expand on a conversation held on the Spawn on Me podcast (listen here). Would games change if their protagonists were people of color? Check out the video below, where we focus on the characters of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Shareef wonders why more high profile protagonists are not people of color. An extension of a conversation with Evan Narcisse of Kotaku on the Spawn on Me Podcast ep 50 - listen here https://soundcloud.com/the-spawn-on-me-podcast/episode-50-the-narcisse-naissance
To view the conversation that sparked this video, please check out the latest episode of Spawn on Me below