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Dec. 9th, 2010 12:07 amGetting back into storytelling/roleplaying games and larps after a near-absence of four years.
The medium has changed. Mainstream games have adapted to having World of Warcraft as a competitor, and have also taken at least a few moves on challenging their own sexism and racism. A slow change in demographics has followed. More indie games are almost unrecognizable, streamlined and borrowing from improv.
Glad to be back in my hobby, this time in a comfortable gender. Surprised that being a grrl gaymer doesn't mean what it used too. Pleased but disoriented. Getting around to playing characters and stories that intersect with gender and sometimes sexuality.
The medium has changed. Mainstream games have adapted to having World of Warcraft as a competitor, and have also taken at least a few moves on challenging their own sexism and racism. A slow change in demographics has followed. More indie games are almost unrecognizable, streamlined and borrowing from improv.
Glad to be back in my hobby, this time in a comfortable gender. Surprised that being a grrl gaymer doesn't mean what it used too. Pleased but disoriented. Getting around to playing characters and stories that intersect with gender and sometimes sexuality.