A Note From the Editors
We apologize for the lateness of this issue and the sparsity of the content. A volunteer shortage coupled with other issues that caused the delay has helped us to realize that, if we are to continue bringing our unique perspective to the gaming community, things need to change. And so it is with some regret that we announce that this will be the last issue of Cerise for a while, as we are putting the magazine on hold while it goes through a complete overhaul.
Though it may be a while, we are looking forward to coming back with a new, more stylish site that has a format more suited to an online publication. We ask our loyal readers to bear with us as we implement these changes. While you wait, please enjoy this and past issues, and be sure to check out the great blogs that are part of our parent site: the Iris Gaming Network.
Interviews
Articles
Author: JoAnna Gootee
JoAnna reports on Utah’s only anime convention, Anime Banzai.
Gamer Stories
Author: JoAnna Gootee
Features
Richard shows you how to turn classic game sprites into fridge magnets.
Interviews
Articles
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn reports on Tucson’s first ever gaming convention, RinCon ‘08.
Author: Casey Fiesler
Casey reports on the ways in which virtual sexual assault can impact on gamers.
Author: Amy M Hopper
Amy investigates Sony Entertainment Online’s new “G.I.R.L.” scholarship program.
Author: Oliver Saenz
Oliver examines the ways in which games apply different moral and ethical philosophies.
Author: Kialio
Kialio discusses why the behavior of self-identified “gamers” had made her reluctant to embrace the label.
Gamer Stories
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
Reviews
Author: Richard Pilbeam
Author: Robyn Fleming
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
Robyn shows you how to turn the drawings from your favorite gaming manuals into real works of art.
Interviews
Articles
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn writes about Girl-Wonder.org, and how the site has impacted Cerise.
Author: Elizabeth McDonald
Elizabeth explains the Con Anti-Harassment Project, one of Girl-Wonder.org’s newest initiatives.
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
Andrea tells all about her first ever time attending the HAL-MODE FESTIVAL, where she was able to play video games made by students about to enter into the industry.
Gamer Stories
Author: Karen Healey
Author: JoAnna Gootee
Reviews
Author: Stephanie Pegg
Author: Melissa Velte
Odds ‘n Ends
Cerise is taking a break this month. Instead we’ve asked our editors to pick out some of their favorite pieces from past issues so that we can remind you of one stand-out article, story or even comic for each month that Cerise has been in publication. While you’re taking the opportunity to read some of the content that you may have missed, don’t forget to take some time to answer our survey!
Don’t worry, we’re going to be back next month with our Special Crossover Issue: Comics in Gaming.
Editor’s Picks
Features
Robyn demonstrates the art of crafting your very own RPG doll, which you can replicate to represent your tabletop avatar or your favorite video game character.
Interviews
Articles
Author: Anastasia Salter
Anastasia kicks off her new series by examining Doom’s place in video game history.
Author: Mara Poulsen
Mara critiques fighting tropes in role-playing games and looks for other alternatives to the standard “Let’s slaughter the imp!” mentality in gaming.
Author: Rachel Turner
Rachel takes a look at the history of exercise and fitness video games, from the Power Pad to Wii Fit.
Gamer Stories
Author: Carla Lee
Reviews
Author: Melissa Velte
Author: Richard Pilbeam
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
One of the women in my game is playing a character who just obtained a mount, and we’ve spent several sessions representing the horse on our battle grid with scraps of cardboard, large dice, and anything else roughly the right size that comes easily to hand. It works well enough, but the random object solution to the mount problem is hardly elegant.
So I came up with a better answer.
Latoya discovers that the big gaming corporations may not be as eco-friendly as we think.
Interviews
Articles
Author: Mara Poulsen
Mara talks about how Microsoft is revolutionizing video game development.
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn has some tips on what kind of games are ones that the whole family can enjoy.
Author: Carla Lee
Carla shares her experience playing D&D at Worldwide D&D Game Day.
Gamer Stories
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
Reviews
Author: Karen Healey
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
If you’re like me, you have a lot of gaming geek t-shirts. And if your t-shirt collection is like mine, there are plenty that have bleach stains on them, or holes, or are otherwise unwearable except on laundry day. If there’s an image on the shirt that you like, though, you can recycle it into a nifty patch for a geek-punk jacket easily – no sewing skills required!
Interviews
Articles
Author: Samara Steele
In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP organization.
Author: Melissa Velte
Melissa breaks down dichotomy between good and evil, hero and villain, with her piece on the complex motivations of Legretta the Quick.
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn regales us with tales of her adventures at this year’s WisCon.
Author: Brendan Davis
Brendan talks about how a “guest star” villain can add the necessary threat to motivate players without wiping them out before they can get started.
Gamer Stories
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
Reviews
Author: Robyn Fleming
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
For the thirteenth Craft Check column, I thought it would be fun to go back and revisit all of the crafts featured in Cerise this year and share some ideas for elaborations and variations. So if you’ve tried some of the crafts and want more, or if you’ve been holding off and waiting for more inspiration, be sure to check out all the ideas in this column!
Latoya tackles the recent controversy surrounding Grand Theft Auto IV and suggests directions that future installments could take in order to improve the quality of the series.
Articles
Author: Samara Steele
In this ongoing series, Samara shares her experiences as a female LARPer in a male-dominated LARP organization.
Author: Olivia Luna
In an IRIS retrospective, Olivia recaps some of the more memorable milestones of the past year.
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn shares her thoughts on a recent preview of D&D 4th Edition, held by Wizards of the Coast in Los Angeles, California.
Gamer Stories
Author: Robyn Fleming
Author: Olivia Luna
Author: Karen Healey
Reviews
Author: Melissa Velte
Author: Andrea Rubenstein
Author: Richard Pilbeam
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
Robyn shows you how to gamerize the classic friendship bracelet.
Latoya looks into what we should be worried about regarding Miss Bimbo.
Interviews
Articles
Author: Stephanie Pegg
This month, Stephanie discusses how romance plots played out in the Sanctuary LARP.
Author: Ben Larsen
Ben analyzes the upcoming 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons and discusses how the changes made to the D&D formula will impact gamers.
Gamer Stories
Author: Maria Velazquez
Author: Stephanie Pegg
Reviews
Author: K. Tempest Bradford
Author: Stephanie Bader
Author: Abby Wilson
Odds ‘n Ends
Features
I just started running a new game and I wanted to use something a little more personalized than extra dice or plastic tokens on the battle grid, but didn’t have time to create elaborate new miniatures for every character. So I came up with a method for doing very simplified “miniatures” that may appeal to those of you who find the original “Make Your Own Miniatures” tutorial too daunting.
The New York Times recently published a piece titled “How to Date a Video Gamer” which revolved around the relationship of Miho Walsh and Roy Prieb. While the piece is almost cloyingly sweet, describing a modern day love story, upon completion I couldn’t help but sigh…
Interviews
Articles
Author: Stephanie Pegg
Stephanie uses a LARP questionnaire to examine the questions “What do LARPers really want?” and “How different are men and women gamers, really?”
Author: Brendan Davis
Brendan shares tips on how to use Power Point to get players excited and into the campaign they are about to embark on.
Author: Robyn Fleming
Robyn discusses her first impressions of her all-women gaming group.
Gamer Stories
Author: Melissa Velte
Author: Brandy Resnick
Reviews
Author: Stephanie Pegg
Author: Melissa Velte
Author: Melissa Velte
Author: Abby Wilson
Odds ‘n Ends
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