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Jill Murray Writer , Ubisoft Montreal @codejill

Diverse Game Characters: Write Them Now!. Jill Murray Writer , Ubisoft Montreal @codejill. 1. Some day I’ll get around to releasing these in the USA. Setting. Research. TOOLS FOR DIVERSITY. Voice. 3. Variety. Depth. Mechanics. TOOLS FOR DIVERSITY. Advice + Memoir. 5.

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Jill Murray Writer , Ubisoft Montreal @codejill

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  1. Diverse Game Characters: Write Them Now! Jill MurrayWriter, Ubisoft Montreal @codejill 1

  2. Some day I’ll get around to releasing these in the USA...

  3. Setting • Research TOOLS FOR DIVERSITY Voice 3

  4. Variety Depth Mechanics TOOLS FOR DIVERSITY

  5. Advice + Memoir 5

  6. Anita Sarkeesian Equality or GTFO: Navigating the Gendered Minefield of Online Gaming Spaces Tom Abernathy Secret Sauce: How Diversity in Your Game Narrative = More Players and More Money Leigh Alexander, Mattie Brice, Robin Hunicke, Kim McAuliffe, Brenda Romero, Elizabeth Sampat #1ReasonToBe panel #1 Related Talks - GDCVault.com David Gaider Sex in Video Games

  7. "What's the hardest thing about writing a female protagonist?"

  8. Typical 9

  9. Research 10

  10. Research, Stereotypes & Tropes "Some of these historical tropes that show up in Liberation, like the tragic mulatto, slave revenge and the Back-to-Africa movement. Was it coincidence? Was it conscious decision by you and the other developers to work those elements in there?" - Evan Narcisse, Kotaku 11

  11. Research Like cheating, only ethical. 12

  12. Fast-track Research Tips • Results first • But let your mind wander • Get the world right • Let research lead • Take it to heart

  13. Empathy

  14. Getting in touch with your characters • What makes you want to write about this character? • What do you have in common with this character? • What feelings of yours might be analogous to theirs? • If you dislike them, why? • Etc... 15

  15. Motivation "Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water." - Kurt Vonnegut 16

  16. Voice

  17. Voice 18

  18. + - - + 19

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  21. Sensitivity & Team Buy-in

  22. Q: "I'm just asking: does she have to be gay?" A: "I'm just saying: yes." 24

  23. Use your passion to make allies, not enemies. 25

  24. Diverse Game Characters: Write Them Now! Jill MurrayWriter, Ubisoft Montreal @codejill 26

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