Our website constantly runs into the question: Are Asian Americans Adequately Represented? My personal mission as Gaming Editor is to spotlight the stories unseen in gaming in front of and behind the devkit. From the Intercom is here to answer a question that’s been in the back of our minds forever: Who is More Asian […]
Hoa in Vietnamese means flower, one of humanity’s most enduring symbols of growth, hope, and peace. Skrollcat Studio’s video game of the same name embodies those idioms and more by rooting a bucolic, humble, and uniquely Vietnamese fable into a short and sweet indie classic. Hoa is a hand-painted puzzle platformer that has you play […]
For us humans, movement is as necessary as air. We constantly have to reorient ourselves in the world and negotiate our lives in new homes. The things we bring with us tell a story of who we were, who we are, and who we are going to be. As a Filipino American “adult”–the transient feeling […]
Dirty fingernails. Wicked sun licked at my neck as I squatted low ripping weeds out of our front yard. Bits of dirt and leaves rolled into the crevices between my heels while the unmistakably thick scent of roots and stems overwhelmed me. I stared at my dirty fingernails and sat in the wood chips ready […]
If my daily interactions with folks today are emblematic of our current state of the world, then I’d say we are greeting each other with stressed smiles. Many months and even longer days have come through us knowing we are in a raging pandemic, but oftentimes rather than naming it, I’ve extended opportunities to talk […]