Books & Publications
Mini-Essays: In Their Own Words
A collection of interviews and profiles on women in the videogame industry. Featured women range from high-power execs to industry veterans to industry adjacents and professional gamers. This book is a celebration of their accomplishments and a reminder that women have always been important inventors and influencers, contributors and creatives in the industry, since the first pixel was drawn.
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Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play
Published: 2018
Publisher: Prima
Contribution Type: Mini-Essays
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Citation:
Marie, Meagan. Bryant, S.T, et al. (2018) “In Their Own Words.” Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play. Prima Games. pp. 41, 78, 110, 317.
Distraction and Reaction: On Allies and Terrible Allydom
Game Devs & Others: Tales from the Margins
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Essays from a cohort of underpresented game developers, community, and contributors, giving a brief glimpse into what life in the industry is like for those of us on the margins.
Published: 2018
Publisher: CRC Press
Contribution Type: Industry Essay
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Citation:
DePass, Tanya. Bryant, S.T, et al. (2018) “Distraction and Reaction: On Allies and Terrible Allydom.” Game Devs & Others: Tales from the Margins. CRC Press. pp. 69-76
Black and Female in Tech: An Intersectional Guide for Intersectional People
A peer-reviewed collection of papers and studies related to social issues in games. We take on the matters of race, gender, sexuality, and (oh-so-importantly) intersectionality when it comes to games and the tech industry as a whole.
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Diversifying Barbie & Mortal Kombat: Intersectional Perspectives and Inclusive Designs in Gaming
Published: 2016
Publisher: ETC Press
Contribution Type: Industry Essay
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Citation:
Kafai, Y.B., Richard, G.T., Tynes, B.M., Bryant, S.T, et al. (2016) “Black and Female in Tech: An Intersectional Guide for Intersectional People.” Diversifying Barbie & Mortal Kombat: Intersectional Perspectives and Inclusive Designs in Gaming. ETC Press. pp. 133-144
Vedawala, A., McWilliams, L., Bryant, S.T, et al. (2016) “A Year in Microaggressions.” Still Walking in the Bones of My Ancestors. Independently Published.
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Still Walking in the Bones of My Ancestors
Published: 2016
Publisher: Independently Published
Contribution Type: Personal Experience Essay
Summary:
A companion zine to the publication 100 Years From Now Our Bones will be Different
This zine contains real stories, perspectives, and experiences as recounted by African-Americans today.