Developers of some of the world’s most popular video games are expanding the tools players use to create characters: downplaying gendered terms.
Game designers have faced challenges and opportunities of representing their players since the medium started.
The text adventure Zork, developed in 1977, intentionally didn’t state the player’s gender or any other characteristics, co-creator Dave Lebling saidCharacter creators in games loosened restrictions about bodies, clothes and voices in fits and starts. Durkee said the 2014 game Sunset Overdrive, from Insomniac Games, was influential, giving players amaking games more inclusive requires work and a commitment at all levels from game makers.
For game producer Daisuke Taka, the work his team did on Harvestella was worth it. “Using gender-neutral pronouns takes a relatively small amount of effort,” Taka . “Yet the positive impact is huge, as it means you are making the effort to include everyone — and our game is for everyone.": The goal for developers isn’t to remove options, but to add more, Durkee says, and build a character creator that “understands all aspects of gender diversity.”
“We'd like to see an approach that continues to recognize men and women while including authentic options for trans men, trans women, and nonbinary characters at the same level of customization and quality,” she said.
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