***Warning: Mature Content*** Warning: NSFW! Let’s be honest for a minute; harassment from gamers is woefully common, often creepy, generally stupid, and sometimes so absurd that it's funny in a...
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PAX Prime 2011 – Fat, Ugly or Slutty: Exposing Harassment in Online Gaming
***Warning: Mature Content*** This panel is NSFW! It's also a little disturbing... and maybe a little funny. We'll laugh at some of the 'spirited' things that online gamers are saying to one...
PAX Prime 2013 – You Game Like A Girl: Tales of Trolls & White Knights
This panel offers a discussion of the climate for women in gaming and nerdom, not from the outside, but from the inside, bringing together five women from across the nerd community who have faced...
PAX East 2013 – Improving Player Behavior in League of Legends
It’s widely thought that harassment and online gaming go hand in hand. Riot Games has made addressing this issue a top priority, and believes that this pattern can be broken. By developing...
PAX East 2013 – You Game Like A Girl: Tales of Trolls & White Knights
Women in gaming and “fake nerd girls” have become a topic of much debate recently. For every voice raised in favor of critically addressing the climate for women in gaming, a dozen more cry out...
PAX Prime 2012 – Harassment and Bullying in Online Games: Technical Solutions v1.0
We all know the , ahem, colorful reputation that some online gaming spaces have. When trolls attack, it can go far beyond trash-talk. You can mute. You can report. You can ignore. Or as, many people...