From the Editors
November 2007 Issue
Features
- From the Editors
- Craft Check: Gamer Soap
- Gaming in the Media: Fallen Guitar Heroes
- Market to Me: Using sex to sell
- Gamer vs Gamer: The Virtue of Reality?
Interviews
- Industry Interview: Shelly Mazzanoble [Author, Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress]
Articles
- Gender & Live-Action Role Play: Into the Tavern, Part II
Author: Samara Hayley Steele
- Sims vs. Playboy: Sex and Relationships in the Dark Ages of Video Games
Author: Cherie Thomason
- Another Rape In Cyberspace
Author: Pat Miller
- Immaculate Reception
Author: Latoya Peterson
In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP Organization.
Cherie discusses the portrayal of sex in console video games.
The trauma of a sexual assault is not limited to physical hurt. Pat discusses the violation of virtual bodies as analogous to that of real bodies, and wonders how it can be stopped.
Latoya discusses the lack of sex in mainstream video games and critiques the interplay between hyper-sexualized characters and their chaste actions.
Gamer Stories
Reviews
Odds 'n Ends
We’re kicking off a new feature this month, in our sexuality-in-gaming-themed seventh issue: Gamer vs. Gamer, a debate between two gamers with different positions on a topic in gaming. Our first Gamer vs. Gamer concerns sexy female character designs and objectification in video games.
In addition to that, we’ve got a line-up of excellent articles and features on different topics relating to sex in gaming, and three Gamer Stories representing a perfect mix of humor and serious reflection.
There’s also the much-anticipated continuation of Samara Steele’s Gender & Live-Action Roleplay series, some great reviews and an interview with Shelly Mazzanoble, author of Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress. And, of course, there are always the bits and bobs on The Back Page to help keep you entertained.
Enjoy the issue! And be sure to check out our submissions page before you leave, to see what some of the themes for future issues will be.
