Depression Quest
Zoë Quinn on Life Since Gamergate and Her Erotic New Video Game
In the first episode of our new web series VICE Gaming Meets, the video game developer talks about online harassment and shows us her new dating simulation game inspired by Amazon bestseller Chuck Tingle.
Zoë Quinn on Life Since Gamergate and Her Erotic New Video Game
In the first episode of our new web series 'VICE Gaming Meets,' the video game developer talks about online harassment and shows us her new dating simulation game inspired by Amazon best-seller Chuck Tingle.
Why Video Games Can't Teach You Empathy
To truly understand another person’s plight, to know the shame of being called “sir” when you are in fact “ma’am,” takes more than a video game.
Does Someone Have to Actually Die Before GamerGate Calms Down?
The "controversy," to date, has taught us nothing except that a few dudes on the internet are horrible and have no shame.
Zoe Quinn Told Us What Being Targeted by Every Troll in the World Feels Like
The developer behind a weird, artsy video game called Depression Quest had her life thrown into disarray when she unwittingly became the clashing point in the gaming culture war. Now she's getting on with her life.
Meet the Female Gamer Mascot Born of Anti-Feminist Internet Drama
She’s a regular person who wears jeans and spends too much time on the Internet. And she was created out of spite by the historically anti-feminist gamers of 4chan. This perplexing new symbol for (a form of) female empowerment is intended to fix gaming...
The Anti-Feminist Internet Targets 'Depression Quest' Game Creator Zoe Quinn
Angry men online attack a woman game designer, because that's what they do.
The Case For Video Game Making On Reality TV
Earlier this year, a Disney owned production company began production on an expensive video game design competition reality show that drew some of the industry's most talented indie developers. But before long, designers became disillusioned with the...
The Sexist BS Women Who Make Video Games Have to Deal With
When Zoe Quinn went through the process of releasing her award-winning game about depression on Steam, she was threatened by a bunch of misogynistic, obsessive gamers.
Sad on Purpose
'Depression Quest' is a a text-based role-playing game that, according to its website, is “not meant to be a fun or lighthearted experience.” Its objective is to simulate the misery of clinical depression, which probably qualifies it as the most...