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Elizabeth Hargrave@elizhargrave.bsky.social |
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Nature geek, feminist, board game designer (Wingspan, Tussie Mussie, Mariposas, The Fox Experiment, Picky Pixie, Undergrove).
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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All of these apply to everyone, obviously -- I got multiple replies that were "just treat your women mentees like you'd treat any other mentee" -- but also..."that's the hard part, isn't it?" Hope you find these helpful -- what other advice would you add?
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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5. Make connections for them. Meet up at a convention and introduce them to other designers. Get them hooked into peer groups online.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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4. Ask them what a successful mentorship relationship would look like for them. "When our mentorship wraps up, what does success look like for you?"
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3. The mentor/mentee relationship itself can establish an authority structure. Emphasize the peer nature of the relationship as much as possible. The mentees themselves also have valuable experience and viewpoints. This is, after all, their project, and they have final decision-making power.
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1. Ask questions before telling folks what to do. 2. Assume they're smart. For example, instead of saying "you should...", ask: "have you considered x..." "what are you thinking about x..." "how do you envision x..."
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Board game design (and general) mentorship advice: I know a middle-aged dude assigned to mentor two young women designing games. He thoughtfully asked if I had any advice, wondering about blind spots. I posed his Q to a group of women and I thought they had some really good advice. 🧵👇 🎲✂️
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Jam on!
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If you were waiting for the perfect moment to create that lyric game based on Wingspan, this is it!
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What was most surprising to me about these game designs was that roll-and-move was their default starting point, even though I have never seen these kids play a roll-and-move game -- and have seen them play many other types of games. It's like it's hard-wired somehow.
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"Elizabeth, can we get some bits from your office and make a game?" 20 minutes later: 3 separate games in progress
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Wow!
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I got a 10/10 but maybe only because I'm a US govt geek
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I know a bunch of people with COVID right now. You might want a booster shot before Gen Con. Get it by July 17 so it has 2 weeks to kick in.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Thanks for the reminder, I hadn't been to Metazooa in a long time. I figured it out in 5 guesses! 🟧🟧🟨🟩🟩
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I just received this picture of Undergrove out in the wild! KS copies will be delivering soon. It will be at Gen Con, then retail release in September. (this pic is one of my pre-release copies, with some friends on vacation.)
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This particular org started with film and branches to videogames, maybe we'll get them to boardgames someday...
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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12. Resource on representation and character creation from Geena Davis Institute www.gdiplaybook.org
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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11. New survey data from Nielsen.
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10. Across multiple presentations and conversations it is really hitting me how pervasive AI is going to be in toys and entertainment in a few years. Everyone is just waving their hands at the massive electricity use (and plagiarism). The robot uprising may win just by cooking the planet.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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As of right now we are directing folks with questions about manufacturing to GAMA - we are trying to spend our bandwidth on stuff that applies more specifically to the design side.
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🎲✂️We just had our first @ttgda.bsky.social educational webinar with Trevor Muller-Hegel (CPA) talking about book keeping, accounting, and taxes - I know it sounds boring, but it's part of leveling up from a hobbyist to a pro in the tabletop game design field! What would you want to see next?
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I saw your game! I'm feeling vastly outnumbered by video games. 75% of the session titles feel totally uninteresting to me. But the ones I've gone to have all had something to them.
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9. 80% of mass market game purchases are made by moms. What's on the shelf that appeals to her when she's shopping in a hurry? Can she instantly understand it from what's on the box?
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8. Tanya Thompson from Hasbro talking about how board games really connect people - in the context of what the US Surgeon General has talked about as an epidemic of loneliness www.hhs.gov/about/news/2...
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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7+. One game caused an explosion of excitement when you won. That one was the one that moved behavior.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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7. Handwashing With Ananse involved local people in Ghana to design games to encourage hand washing. In one location, it significantly decreased stomach illness. elab.emerson.edu/research/pro...
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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6+. Kolek et al "Video Games and Attitude Change" argues that 1st person games don't build empathy for the character you're playing. Instead, they build empathy for *other* characters that you interact with. (This is my summary of Sam Liberty's summary in a talk, much prob lost in translation here)
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6. Papers, Please is a serious game designed to create empathy for immigrants. Although immigrants say it feels true to their experiences, there's no evidence that it changes non-immigrants' empathy or attitudes toward immigration papersplea.se
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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5+. Maya gets bonus points for using the saying "I'm a girl, what's your superpower?" The little pouch that I used to use for my period supplies says that on it! www.amightygirl.com/i-m-a-girl-p...
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5. I sat down and played this in the G4C arcade and WOW. It's an immersive animated movie tackling a taboo subject. A little light on gameplay but an impactful experience nonetheless. I had only spent a few minutes with a VR headset before, and this made me want more.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I also heard about Free Rice which I think is similar- they started out ad funded but now have private donors. Which makes me think it's not really generating new funding - surely these donors are not only willing to give if people play the game.
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4. Diablo did a fundraiser donating "maggots" and are funding a UK wildlife rehabber's food budget for over 2 years (they really do use maggots as food)
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3. Google Play's "Diverse Voices, New Stories" challenge offers $$ and mentorship. This year's winner is Button City. Next year they'll have 3 winners. www.gamesforchange.org/professional...
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2. The International Rescue Committee is similarly working to get messages about resettlement and home into existing videogames www.rescue.org/gaming-corpo...
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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1. Green Game Jam - not so much a "create a game from scratch," more "how can digital games add green themes to existing games?" www.playing4theplanet.org/green-game-jam
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Thread for things I hear about at Games for Change:
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Hey all! I’m speaking, along with my friend and esteemed colleague Tanya Thompson, at the Games For Change festival. Not just a talk, but also a panel with Elizabeth Hargrave and more!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Walk this morning then lunch at a restaurant that I rarely go to. Remembered only after getting there that this is where my now-spouse accidentally proposed 20+ yrs ago by saying "so after we get married..." It was sure to happen, we just hadn't fully said it yet. Never needed more of a proposal.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Sorry I missed you!!! Gen Con?
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Aw, some of it might be generosity but it's also curiosity and comfort - Unpub feels like home!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I have been receiving a lot of insults this evening at Origins. @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social your deception shall rebound upon you!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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D) the female characters in the game are the ones with agency
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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I haven't looked that closely at this game but at first glance it doesn't bother me, which might surprise people. Some factors: A) designer is a dancer B) most minis are in power poses, not weird contorted t&a bullshit C) lack of clothing is appropriate to the scenario
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Ive had (b) happen in my forums, if it makes you feel any better about the chances that it was personal. That said, your hyper vigilance is not wrong - my first read was that it was personal. Now it is in an unknowable black box. Schroedinger's transphobia.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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This is presumably on a page with your (very feminine) name in it so this is either a) someone who's been following you enough to know your backstory and is choosing to misgender you Or b) someone who assumes all designers are male? Impossible to tell, both suck, neither way is it funny.
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Yes Undergrove and I will both be at Gen Con!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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Oh and I'm bringing a pre-release copy of Undergrove for the library, if you want to check it out!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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This is my public-facing schedule at Origins: www.originsgamefair.com/elizabeth-ha...
Plus I'll be at the GAMA designer meetup on Friday 🎲✂️
Who do I know who will be there? What's your best Origins -specific tip? It's (weirdly?) my first time!
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Elizabeth Hargrave
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The series Lupin on Netflix is SO GOOD. Generally one heist per episode, often told by actually showing the heist first -- but in a way where things are not what they seem, so then the episode unfolds what really happened.
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Board game idea: 🎲✂️ A co-op where the mechanics involve getting into sync. What would that be? Might need to look up theories about why these particular fireflies do this. It's supposed to be an amazing sight to behold.
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