#INeedDiverseGames with Tanya DePass

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Ice Cream for Everyone Podcast
#INeedDiverseGames with Tanya DePass
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We have an exciting show this week, a great conversation about gaming and diversity with Tanya DePass. I found out about Tanya and #INeedDiverseGames thanks to an article I read on Offworld. I’m conscious that the majority of my guests so far are a bunch of white guys, I’m interested in talking to a diverse set of interesting people from around the world so I thought it would be great to find out more about the “I Need Diverse Games” community with Tanya.

We have a lovely conversation about Tanya’s background as a gamer, both video games and tabletop, her time spent in Japan for studies, her background in computer science and human computer interaction, how #INeedDiverseGames started as an angry tweet from Tanya and grew into a full time activity, her activities as a diversity liaison with conventions like GaymerX and more.

Tanya also co-hosts a gaming audio podcast, Fresh Out of Tokens (iTunes / Stitcher), that I also highly recommend you go check out, there are some great conversations about gaming and with game designers. I’ve listened to a couple of episodes so far and thoroughly enjoyed them.

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About the author

Willem was born in New York, grew up in Paris, lived in London and Asia for several years before moving to Chicago in 2017. He is an award winning brand & marketing strategist, having worked with some of the largest creative advertising agencies and most valuable consumer brands globally. Willem enjoys tabletop games, skiing, scuba-diving, traveling, eating, and lengthy conversations with friends.