“The enormous amount of stress caused by the harassment, along with how the project unfolded, took a huge toll on my physical and emotional health. I have been dealing with depressive tendencies for the better part of my life, but with my physical health declining and the added pressure of this project, my depression became quite intense.”
Who gets to call themselves a gamer? And why do so many women who play and design games find themselves resistant to the word? In the first episode of Fusion’s five-part digital series Girl Gamers, we ask why “gamer” is such a loaded term.
Fusion’s Girl Gamers explores the gaming culture and playing while female: The finer points of game design, working in the industry, our own identities and why a good female heroine is so hard to find.
Via Fusion. Episode 1 and Episode 2 are out.
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