GoG Short #7 - For All the Toons We've Loved Before
Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 12:44PM | Regina McMenomy, Ph.D. In Game on Girl Shorts #7, Rhonda and I discuss what it's like to lose an avatar. Rhonda shares her story of losing her FemShep when her PlayStation3 crashed.
We discuss how and why we connect to our avatars, how creating a character you play is very similar to how authors create their characters in the stories they tell, and how we've heard similar stories from other gamers about how this impacts how you view a game. We hope with this short episode to explore a new theme and hear more of your stories about what it is like to lose a character. How do you approach the loss of a character? Do you have any suggestions or ideas you'd like to share?
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Regina and Rhonda
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Reader Comments (5)
This is a great idea for a podcast! I'll give it a listen as soon as I can, and share a story of my own.
Excellent! Can't wait to hear what you think and your story. :)
Reference left! Thanks again for a great topic to write on! ^_^
I believe Wildcat-LVL was trying to leave a link to his tie-in article, Sacrificed - Avatars and Gametime That I've Lost. Thanks Wildcat.
Whoops! What I meant by "reference added" is the response link I added above. I'll try to state that clearer next time. Thanks for the link, Regina. :)