This weekend is the biggest LAN party on the east coast: LAN ETS and Girls on Games will be there! What started as a humble student club at the École de technologie supérieure has grown into a full blown event with major competitions and prizes.
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Les jeux sont faits, an aptly named podcast that focuses on the gaming industry. I was invited to chat about the online video game media landscape and about Girls on Games: our story, our mission and our experiences with the industry.
I was invited to take part in a show mixing sports and esports: Le Challenge hockey RDS EA Sports! NHL Hockey players were invited to participate in an NHL 2016 tournament to see if they could perform as well on the digital ice rink. The winner will be awarded $20,000 for the charity of his choice.
Girls on Games was recently featured on What's Up Montreal?, a culture blog and TV Show on Bell Local MTL. This episode is all about games: Gaymer Zone's 2nd anniversary, the Game On exhibit and of course, Girls on Games.
Last Friday night, Girls on Games was graciously invited to be guests on the Ladies of the Round Table podcast. With Catherine SD and Leah representing GoG, topics of discussion included the origin of Girls on Games, gender in gaming, people that give us strength and games that made us cry.
As if dating wasn't hard enough, geeks also need to squash a few clichés and prejudice when putting themselves out there. Dr Laurie Betito invited Leah and myself, the co-founders of Girls on Games, to chat geeky dating and relationships.
Video games, unlike other forms of mainstream media, allow its audience to not just experience its content but also participate in it, offering a unique form of escapism. Are we seeing a social evolution in gaming, one where race, sexuality and gender can be freed of harmful stereotypes?