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Polygamer #29: Kara Stone on sex, mental health & ableism

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ken Gagne

Kara Stone is a independent game developer whose works blend interactive art, self-care, mental health, and feminism. Her non-traditional approach to gaming invites users to contemplate the necessity of agency, the nature of diagnosis, and the definition of a game. Her work is available for multiple platforms, including iOS, SMS, and Web; some, such as Medication Meditation, were developed through Dames Making Games and published by Golden Gear, both in her native Toronto.

In this episode of Polygamer, Kara and Ken discuss the portrayal of mental health in games such as Life Is Strange; how porting her interactive fiction game Sext Adventure from SMS to desktop changed its experience; the objectification and feminism of female protagonists in the films Her and Ex Machina; whether it’s important for gamers to know the gender of a game’s developers; and the value of being aware of and sensitive to ableist language.

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Posted in Podcast | Tags: ableism, ableist, Cyber Sext Adventure, Dames Making Games, Ex Machina, feminism, Feminist Confessional, Her, indie, Kara Stone, Medication Meditation, Sext Adventure, Sixth Sense, SMS, tarot, Techno Tarot, Toronto |

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