For my second project, I plan on exploring race as they appear in fantasy video games, in particular examining the proclivity of Scandinavian\/North European tropes inspired by Tolkien and how these effect the level of diversity that appears in games. Additionally, exploring how the marginalization of non-human species in games and comparing them to marginalization of real life peoples also serve as a potential avenue for writing. The main games I will be focusing on are\u00a0The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim,\u00a0<\/em>Guild Wars<\/em>, and possibly the\u00a0Mass Effect\u00a0<\/em>series, to provide a sci-fi perspective to enhance the fantasy bits.<\/p>\n

A source with words in it that might prove useful is\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/uta-ir.tdl.org\/uta-ir\/bitstream\/handle\/10106\/25153\/Simpson_uta_2502M_13243.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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