SGC18: Elie Abraham - Ditch Toxic Systems So We Can Finally Love Video Game Romance
4"Ditch Toxic Systems So We Can Finally Love Video Game Romance” is a critique of the presentations of romance in video games. While many of us seek romance in games, it is largely not intersectional, does not speak to most of our lived experiences, and, sets harmful and toxic expectations, ultimately harming players.
This talk identifies and critiques specific systems and will dismantle, for example, the kindness tokens model, as well as argue for replacing them with mutual and rewarding depictions of romance that embody the habits of positive, fruitful relationships.
About Elie Abraham:
Elie Abraham is a composer, sound designer, voice actor, and unyielding game jammer. Elie is known for speed-making music, has worked on 100+ jam games since the start of 2017, and holds the world record for number of games soundtracked at a single game jam. In Helsinki, Outside of video game audio, Elie is a queer activist featured in the new book Näkymätön Sukupuoli (“Invisible Gender”), designs escape rooms, DJs, and is a stand-up comedian as well as the host of the first ever game developer stand-up comedy series “Funny = TRUE.”
Video recording from Sweden Game Conference 2018, October 17-19, Arena Skövde
Organized by Sweden Game Arena
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