Dames Making Games
Leaps and Maneuvers
The Women's Studies Research Center will present Leaps and Maneuvers, an exhibition of interactive video games created by members of Toronto collective Dames Making Games (DMG). With a mission to positively influence the gaming industry and improve inclusiveness within it, DMG gives game creators agency in the expression of their identities and provides a community for women to play, critique and create games.
Events
January 13, 2015
January 14, 2015
DMG member Soha Kareem will talk about the mission and activities of DMG.
A two-day intensive video game design workshop; no experience required.
February 9, 2015
Weather Cancellation
Anita Sarkeesian is a well-known feminist video game critic. She won the 2014 Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award and has been covered by the NY Times, New Yorker, Wired and Businessweek.
Co-sponsored by the WSRC, Women's and Gender Studies, Dean of Arts and Science, Office of the Provost, English Department, Sociology and SJSP. This is a ticketed event only.
February 23, 2015
"Feminist Frequency,"created by Anita Sarkeesian, is a video webseries that explores the representations of women in pop culture narratives.