Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable

EPISODE · Feb 9, 2022 · 24 MIN

Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable

from Solvable · host Pushkin Industries

Laila Shabir is the co-founder and CEO of Girls Make Games. Here are some links to learn more about her game design studio, summer camp and quest to welcome more girls and women into the world of game design.Girls Make Gameshttps://www.girlsmakegames.com/What They Don’t Sea (2019) - Explore the underwater seas to collect special algae for an alternative energy projectShredded Secrets (2022) - A game about bullying, that follows the bullied kid and the struggling bully as well. Nintendo SwitchFind Me (2021) - A beautiful and surreal 2D puzzle platformer about a lost shadow seeking to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Steam, PlaystationBlubblub (2016) - Jennifer is out on a hunt to extract cuteness from anything and everything in sight to create the world's finest line of make up. It just so happens, BlubBlub is the cutest blub there ever was... Rescue your friends and thwart Jennifer's scheme for building a cosmetics empire. Down with the syringes! Steam, X-boxInterfectorem (2015) - A young sheriff-in-training who lives alone with her sister Sali in a small town next to the woods decides to go on a hike one day, but comes home to find her younger sister brutally murdered! Steam, PlaystationThe Hole Story (2014) - When an unsuspecting young girl finds herself transported to a mystical world, she must rely on her trusty shovel and quick wits to find her way home. SteamSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, and editing support from Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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