Food has proved time and time again to be a powerful link to our memories… so much so that just seeing it on screen invites many feelings that aren’t always simple. While “food” may conjure up images that differ from person to person, these strong emotions are universal and make life familiar to us again. […]
When I think about growing up in America, I often consider what my definition of home is. The answer usually circles between complicated and chaotic. At GDoC Expo this year, many games and developers dove into the same question. We took some time to talk to Sherveen Uduwana (he/him), an award winning designer and producer […]
Perusing the virtual buffet of panels at Game Devs of Color Expo 2020 made me as indecisive and hungry (for game design knowledge) as the real thing. And if there was an equivalent to the allure of a heat lamp on ready-to-be-cut prime rib, it was definitely a panel titled in all caps, “KILL YOUR […]
In the midst of COVID season, when most large expos have been cancelled, the 2020 Game Devs of Color Expo (GDoC) exceeded expectations by hosting a very organized online event this year—despite all challenges. This was my first time attending this expo (and any online expo, for that matter), and as an Asian American with […]
A sheltered-in-place pastoral spring of Animal Crossing (Nintendo Switch), early summer blockbusters in the form of The Last of Us Part II (PlayStation 4) and Ghost of Tsushima (PlayStation 4), and a late summer of party games in the likes of Fall Guys (PC) and Among Us (PC, mobile) made 2020 a year an interesting […]