November 2007: Table of Contents
Features
From the Editors
Craft Check: Gamer Soap
Robyn is assisted by Karen Healey this month as she teaches you to make your own gaming-themed glycerin soap.
Gaming in the Media: Fallen Guitar Heroes
Latoya examines some reactions to Guitar Hero III and the makeover of character Judy Nails.
Market to Me: Using sex to sell
Does sex really sell? Andrea looks at some skin-baring advertising images, and discusses the difference between sexiness and objectification.
Gamer vs. Gamer: The Virtue of Reality?
In the debut of our debate feature, Mara Poulsen and Regina Buenaobra deconstruct the objectification of women in video games.
Interviews
Shelly Mazzanoble: Author, Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress
Articles
Gender & Live-Action Role Play: Into the Tavern, Part II
Author: Samara Steele
In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP Organization.
Sims vs. Playboy: Sex and Relationships in the Dark Ages of Video Games
Author: Cherie Thomason
Cherie discusses the portrayal of sex in console video games.
Another Rape In Cyberspace
Author: Pat Miller
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.
Immaculate Reception
Author: Latoya Peterson
Latoya discusses the lack of sex in mainstream video games and critiques the interplay between hyper-sexualized characters and their chaste actions.
