The History of Latine Characters in Games
97In this GDC 2023 talk, Latinxingaming's Joe Tirado does a deep dive on the history of Latine characters in games—including where they succeed and fail—and then discuss the important role that game developers have in creating authentic representation that can mean so much to millions of people.
Note: This session was originally titled "The History of Latinx Characters in Games," as it was called at GDC 2023. It has been changed following community feedback.
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