Carly Smith, Author at WWAC

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Review: Nintendo’s Miitomo App

April 11, 2016

After a long time of ignoring the culture surrounding smartphones, Nintendo has released its first social media app, complete with a dress-up game and pachinko-style minigames. I’m a sucker for virtual clothes and being Skinner boxed by “I nearly had it!” games, so I was eager ...

Roundtables

Gaming Group Talks About Gaming Groups

February 29, 2016

It’s hard not to form friendships after hours spent slaying orcs, grinding rep runs, or collecting gil. The friendships we forge in the storytelling and dungeon-crawling fires of gaming can be just as profound—if not more—as those from other sources, and some of the WWAC writers have come to ...

Essays

Why I Game: We Are Not Alone

December 9, 2015

Like a lot of young introverts, as a kid I struggled making lasting friendships. I always felt like I was on the outside looking in. Through times of significant change in adolescence, I was still having a hard time finding “my place” in the world. I declined invitations to parties ...

Essays

Women Are (Slightly) More Likely to Own a Game Console Than Men, But That Misses the Point

November 11, 2015

Sexist gatekeepers have another hurdle to try to mansplain away: a recent report by the Pew Research Center examined device ownership in the United States, concluding more women than men own a game console. The study, which can be read in its entirety here, is based on telephone interviews ...

Roundtables

The Story of Our Tits: A Roundtable About Breasts

October 9, 2015

Breasts! A surprisingly controversial topic for appendages that occur on many humans. In a recent discussion on how to discuss breast and bra size, we realized that this topic really needed to be discussed out in the open, much like our previous discussions on body hair. We at WWAC are always ...

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Read Only Memories’ Cute Robots of the Future and Respect for Identities

October 7, 2015

Read Only Memories MidBoss October 6, 2015 It almost feels like we—fundamentally flawed, imperfect humans—will always find something to fear. However, in Read Only Memories, queer identities are accepted without question, and that’s not only a breath of fresh air but something that should be ...

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What We’re Playing: October

October 5, 2015

Here are the games that will be keeping us busy this month. What are you playing?

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Copyediting: What Even IS That? Four Copyeditors Discuss The Matter

September 8, 2015

Back in May, Claire—WWAC’s Features and Opinions Editor—and Jasmine—the co-editor of The Psychedelic Journal—had a little roundtable discussion on editing and what it’s all about. This got us—the copyediting team here at WWAC—thinking. Perhaps we should have a little roundtable of ...

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Out with the Old, In with the New: Gaming’s Attempt to Diversify Leaves Out the Women Already Here

September 7, 2015

Can you really encourage someone to enter an environment that devalues their experiences and knowledge because of their gender? More men in game development say they want more women in gaming, but they do nothing to make the industry more accepting of women. All eyes have been on the gaming ...

Essays

Fail Better: Going Back to School, Roommates, and Chore Charts

September 7, 2015

I was often the first one to arrive on campus in my dorm room. For a couple hours, I could unpack my things and determine what my ideal living situation would be. I learned a lot about myself in college, but I never knew I had a hatred for messy living spaces, considering I lived in one until ...

Carly Smith

Review: Nintendo’s Miitomo App

Gaming Group Talks About Gaming Groups

Why I Game: We Are Not Alone

Women Are (Slightly) More Likely to Own a Game Console Than Men, But That Misses the Point

The Story of Our Tits: A Roundtable About Breasts

Read Only Memories’ Cute Robots of the Future and Respect for Identities

What We’re Playing: October

Copyediting: What Even IS That? Four Copyeditors Discuss The Matter

Out with the Old, In with the New: Gaming’s Attempt to Diversify Leaves Out the Women Already Here

Fail Better: Going Back to School, Roommates, and Chore Charts

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