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Rough Notes for a Panel on Diversity in Gaming

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 06:46:14 GMT

For the Perth Gaming Festival this Saturday. I have a bunch of copanelists, so this is just points I want to hit, not a strict plan.

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More people are playing and making games than ever before, and as the community has grown so too has the call for games that represent a wide range of human experience. This panel explores the importance of diversity in games, with discussion of ways developers can make more representative games, of how both players and game makers can be supportive of diverse voices, and will include examples of games featuring positive identity representations. Our panelists will speak from a wide range of perspectives, including disability, the LGBTIQ spectrum, and culturally diverse backgrounds.

My notes:
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Wheelchair/Scooter battery advice

Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:01:09 GMT

My battery has started running out AGAIN only a few months after getting it replaced last time. Anyone else had this problem? Is it plausibly just the price I pay for living on top of a really big hill? And if you live in Perth, where do you get yours replaced? I've been using Scooters Australia, which costs about $600 ie RATHER MORE than I'd like to be spending every few months /o\

Have been recharging whenever I'm not using it, trying not to let it run down too low when I'm out, and trying to keep the wheels inflated though we did forget about that for a while. And it's still run out faster than it did before I started doing any of those things.

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Linkspam with eggs and beetroot

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:13:09 GMT

Barred CHOGM protestor 'not a threat' The Queen is visiting, better lock up the environmentalists! On the plus side even commercial FM radio news was talking about it.

Rio Tinto accused over Bougainville 'genocide'

Housos: a tv show making fun of disabled people living in public housing. As a disabled person who grew up in public housing around a lot of disabled people my response was nostalgia coated in a heavy layer of "Fuck you"(*). Here's the first episode of Housos, I only got three minutes in, maybe it suddenly becomes SUPER AMAZING after that but somehow I doubt it.

(*)Given that my childhood involved a lot of people swearing and resentment towards middle class(**) wankers who thought they were better than us I guess it's appropriate.
(**)I tried to look up about the guy who made this, but once I hit "He won the Tropfest award…although he had submitted the film under the pseudonym Laura Feinstein in order to appeal to the sensitivities of the judges" I decided I'd hit my loathing limit for the day.

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Swancon 2011 notes and links

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:48:51 GMT

Some interesting posts by other people about safe spaces and accessibility at Swancon:

An open letter to the Australian SF community The post itself is about the lack of ramps at the awards ceremony, but there's more (sometimes frustrating) general discussion in the comments
Swancon 2011 - Hyatt Mobility Issues firvulag has offered to help future committees with this stuff because he is awesome.
In Which I Learn Things About Safe Spaces

Those not subscribed to alias_sqbr may be interested in my (not very good) panel notes.

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Western Australia: at least we have nice beaches

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:36:25 GMT

Compulsory acquisition divides Broome

The Government's decision to compulsorily acquire the land near Broome for a $30 billion gas precinct has polarised the town.

Aboriginal and green groups say it is an outrageous decision and one that will galvanise opposition in the Kimberley, interstate and overseas.

The Broome Chamber of Commerce says it will be a boost for local business and ensure the town's long-term prosperity.

Higher appeal over transgender decision

Last year, the two, who were born female, won the right to be legally considered male even though they had not undergone surgery to remove their reproductive organs.

The state's Attorney General appealed against the decision, arguing it could mean a person could be legally male but still bear children.

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Thinking about Gynaecon and Inclusiveness

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:08:47 GMT

I thought about posting this to gynaecon but I feel my ideas are still too brainstormy and vague at this stage, also there's just not many people on that comm! I'm definitely not meaning to talk about them behind their backs, what with all but three of them being on my friends list :D¹. If I feel like I've poked at the idea enough to make a coherent point I'll post it.
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Very belated Femmeconne report

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:35:02 GMT

This is a report about femmeconne, a women's con held last.. September?

I started writing this after I got back, but it was a VERY stressful time for me, especially with regards my health, so I never finished it. And now I've forgotten what I was going to say. So the first part is the original draft, the second my 8-month-old vague recollections.

Original Draft
Since I was incredibly curious before I went, and other people also seem to be, a synopsis of my time there. Note that I got sick for the Sunday, and was a bit woozy on the Saturday, and in general YMMV.
( A feminine convention )

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