From the Editors
June 2007 Issue
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Features
- From the Editors
- Craft Check: Easy Felt Dice Bags
- Gaming in the Media: PS3, the Console Wars, and Violence in Games
Interviews
- Heather Michelle Rousse [Videogame Artist, Yatec Games]
- Patrick Weekes [Writer, BioWare]
Articles
- WisCon 31: Feminists, Geeks, and Gamers
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
- Final Fantasy: Stories of Strong Women
Author: Jenni Lada
- How Can We Make More Gamers?
Author: Robyn Fleming
Andrea talks about her experiences attending WisCon 31 for the first time.
Jenni looks at some of the notable women in the Final Fantasy series and what they meant, and continue to mean, to gamers.
Robyn explores some simple methods for expanding the gaming population.
Gamer Stories
Reviews
- Super Paper Mario
- God of War 2
- Viva Pinata
- Retro Review: Final Fantasy IV
Last month, we invited you to think of our first issue as the beginning of a conversation. This month, we’re delighted to be able to introduce several new voices, and new topics to the discussion.
Like our cover model this month, Cerise is still small – but growing fast. In this, our second issue, you’ll find interviews with industry professionals in addition to the articles and reviews. We’re also pleased to be debuting a new feature column, “Gaming in the Media,” which will focus on analysis of gaming news, and a new category of writing, “Gamer Stories:” informal personal narratives about individual gaming experiences.
Next month, we plan to bring you more of the same great content, and even more new additions. This month, we hope you’ll enjoy reading about a recent convention, the women of the Final Fantasy franchise, recommendations for recruiting new gamers, and the fascinating histories several individual women gamers have shared with us. We hope you’ll learn something interesting about working in gaming from interviews with Heather Michelle Rousse and Patrick Weekes, that our reviews will help you decide which games to try, and that you’ll gain a better understanding of some recent media coverage of gaming. And we hope that the creative among you will have a little fun with “Craft Check.”
But most of all, we hope that you’ll want to join our conversation. Check out our submissions page and consider writing an article or other content for the magazine, join the Iris Gaming Network forums to discuss articles published in Cerise with other members, or use our contact form to send a letter to the editors. Speak up — we’re listening.
