But I also feel, and fully embracing that I am an analog game designer as I have of late (not without impostor syndrome) aided this, That devs absolutely do sometimes make intentional choices about how to refer to or model historical element .... 2/ - ThreadSky

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gamingthepast.bsky.social • 55 days ago

But I also feel, and fully embracing that I am an analog game designer as I have of late (not without impostor syndrome) aided this,

That devs absolutely do sometimes make intentional choices about how to refer to or model historical element .... 2/

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gamingthepast.bsky.social•55 days ago

Have you talked with or met @profmikesell.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social ? He's working on some stuff with ttrpgs and the communities of cultural references (I'm getting this wrong I'm sure) that are formed at the game table and who is included and excluded as a result. You 2 should talk 3/

alexvandewalle.bsky.social•55 days ago

I haven't, but a pleasure to meet you, @profmikesell.bsky.social!

profmikesell.bsky.social•55 days ago

Same. Schedule is fairly open for a chat next couple of weeks.

alexvandewalle.bsky.social•55 days ago

Absolutely! The 'death of the author' is only one critical perspective - in my own work I've also found incredible utility in looking at dev intentions. Learning about dev practicalities helps greatly to uncover how history operates in tandem with other, more underexplored, concerns in these games

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