The Back Page
December 2007 Issue
Features
- From the Editors
- Craft Check: Gamer Cake
- Gaming in the Media: Cyber-Stupidity: Jade Raymond Edition
- Market to Me: Female Protagonists
Interviews
Articles
- Gender & Live-Action Role Play: Identity Crisis
Author: Samara Hayley Steele
- Naked and Terrified
Author: Elizabeth McDonald and Karen Healey
- “My Mom Likes Your Game”
Author: Mara Poulsen
- Speaking from Authority
Author: Richard Pilbeam
In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP Organization.
Elizabeth and Karen dialogue on a set of miniatures called “Hot Chicks 3.1: Naked Distress”.
Mara looks at the casual gaming industry and what it means for female gamers.
Richard discusses the default "he" and what it says about sexism in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Gamer Stories
Reviews
Welcome to the Back Page! This is where we publish the odds and ends that our readers send in, from artwork and writing, to shout outs, thoughts on gaming, and whatever fun and silly things we can come up with. If you have something you want to show off to the rest of our readers, head over to our submissions page and fire off an e-mail to us!
Cerise needs YOU to shoot your mouth off!
Have something to say about games, but don’t know if you have the staying power (or the confidence) to write an article? Fear no more! With our new Gamer vs. Gamer feature you can voice your opinion and debate with your fellow gamers on a different theme each month. If you have an opinion, we want to hear it! Check the Gamer vs Gamer Submissions page for more details and upcoming themes.
Part I of the 18th Feminist SF Carnival: Women, Gaming, and You!
The Feminist SF Carnival, an almost-monthly round-up of blog posts relating to feminism in science fiction, fantasy, comics, gaming and other geeky pursuits has often featured links to several interesting posts about women and gaming. The latest edition, compiled by Anna, goes above and beyond the usual carnival format, so stuffed with links and commentary that it had to be broken into three parts. The first of these focuses entirely on gaming, and can be accessed here. Fantastic job, Anna!
If you’re interested in finding out more about the Feminist SF Carnival, and maybe hosting it yourself, you should be sure to check out the carnival’s homepage for more information.
Gifts for Gamers
For many of us, holidays that are typically associated with gift-giving are fast approaching. Do you have some hard-to-shop-for gamers on your gift-giving list? Want to get - or share - some ideas on great gifts for gamers? We’ve started a thread in the forums for just that purpose!
Return of the LOLGAMERS Contest!
Think you’ve got what it takes to caption a truly awesome LOLGAMER? Want to win a super-cool tote bag of prizes? Check out the LOLGAMERS Contest Page for info about our December contest!
Gamer photos!
 Abby for Teh Win |
 Andrea (Tekanji) and Crash |
