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Author Archives: Mattie Brice
2014 in Alternate Ending
A lot has changed for me in 2014. 2013 and 2015 Mattie will be rather different people.
On Interpretation
One of the hurdles typically unaddressed when discussing meaning in games is how to interpret them.
Playing with Play
I wonder sometimes if there’s a difficulty with talking about more than video games in design and reach because of how solid and definitional games are as objects, and people tend to organize themselves by the objects they design and consume.
queer as in fuck me – a design manifesto
i want to fuck the world
Rethinking Allyship
Ally isn’t a one way declaration, but something all parties involved declare together because it is going to be mutually beneficial.
Dispatch from the Queerness and Games Conference
This past weekend I went to the Queerness and Games Conference, an event I co-founded last year at UC Berkeley and now hold an advisory and conflict resolution role.
More Than My Pain
I am more than my pain. I am more than my pain. I am more than my pain.
Dispatches from IndieCade
Earlier this month was IndieCade, a festival that celebrates indie video games down in Culver City near LA.
Dispatch from Arse Elektronika – Some Things Games Can Learn from Sex & Tech
(This post will be talking about sex, and there will be writing about about some sex acts. Consider all links NSFW if your work doesn’t appreciate you looking at sexual content.)
Further Thoughts on the Tarot and Interpretation
Conventional game design often denies players the act of interpretation.
OkEthics – A Look at Social Experience Design Through Dating Apps
I find this interesting because systems like these are all over in our lives, manipulating subtly how we interact with one another.
Once More, With Feeling – Using the Tarot for Play
Instead of rules, there’s ritual; instead of winning, there is play. While we colloquially conflate gaming and playing, there is a strong emphasis on their nuances when we take on this frame.
Those Who Fight
This isn’t goodbye. It’s going to be even more interesting from here on out!
Moving On
What is it that we want?