A more significant worry is that Suitsian play is necessarily immature and unworthy of serious attention. Suitsian games always involve practical struggles. We become absorbed in the instrumental activity of overcoming obstacles and achievi…8 GAMES
forces players to make stereotypically gendered career choices for their female character in order to cause them to reflect on gender biases in the workplace (Sharp 2015, 77–97). Flanagan herself praises Gonzolo Frasca’s game Septe…8 GAMES
forces players to make stereotypically gendered career choices for their female character in order to cause them to reflect on gender biases in the workplace (Sharp 2015, 77–97). Flanagan herself praises Gonzolo Frasca’s game Septe…
Mary Flanagan
artist · 3 mentions across 1 reading
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Mary Flanagan is a game designer and theorist known for creating games that foreground social critique and ethical reflection—particularly around gender, identity, and systemic bias. She appears in the readings as an advocate for "serious games" that leverage gameplay mechanics to generate political awareness, exemplified through her praise of works like Gonzalo Frasca's *September 12th* that use ludic structure to interrogate real-world prejudices. Her work becomes central to debates within the seminar about whether play can be simultaneously absorbing and critically pedagogical, challenging the assumption that instrumental game design is inherently trivial.
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