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Parents are raising the next generation of gamers — but let’s give some self-care to the current generation, too. How do we hold onto our identity as gamers after becoming parents? When do we find time for our favorite hobby, and how does having children change what games we’re playing? At PAX East 2020, I moderated this panel of gamers who shared their stories of adapting to their new lives while still making time for themselves and their games.

Featuring:

Ken Gagne [Digital Content Developer @ Gamebits]
Nic Tompkins-Hughes [Organizational Operations & Logistics Consultant @ Freelance]
Jonathan Holmes [Writer @ Destructoid & Nintendo Force]
Duane de Four [Educator, Media Critic, Activist @ DuanedeFour.com]
Johanna Shaw [Jill-of-All-Crafts @ Shaw Asylum]
Jeff Warmouth [Professor @ Fitchburg State University]

Stream the audio edition of this interview below or from Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pandora, Pocket Casts, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, RadioPublic, or the Internet Archive.

(Promotional image courtesy Thomas Awrey)

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Nic Tompkins-Hughes has been a freelance writer, company administrator, and panel moderator in the games industry. They are currently raising the next generation of gamers, empowering them to explore gaming, gender, sexuality, and orientation on their own terms. Nic also identifies as transmasculine and is transitioning to non-binary, enjoying the newfound confidence that comes with realizing their true self.

In this podcast, Nic and Ken talk about retaining your identity while being a parent; the different roles that games play in the next generation compared to our own; how society has evolved to empower more gender identities; the difference between drag queens and drag kings; and our upcoming panel at PAX East 2020.

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