Notices by Matias (sigsegv@floss.social)

Here's BoingSteam celebrating #Pride by indicating that FPS games are for men, so it's fine for studios to hire men only 🏳️🌈 ↓

(And here's a reminder that @gamingonlinux exists, if you prefer Linux gaming news without sexism)

Source: https://mastodon.cloud/@boilingsteam/110582376002076125

#GameDev

And regarding this: As someone who has worked both in the game industries and other industries, I'd like to point out that building diversity in your company is not only about getting a better product - it's also about building a good work environment.

Companies that mostly have male workers ofter end up with a bad work environment. Devs who care about work environment will often be hesistant to join such companies, even if they are white, cis and male.

It's a vicious circle. If your company consists of mainly straight men, then only a certain type of people will want to join your company. I've avoided applying to jobs that seemed *perfect* for me, because I sensed a masculine nerd culture 😓

Combine this with lots of crunch and overtime, and you'll get a team consisting of mostly men who either are single or expect their partner to take care of house work & family.

So do yourself a favour and take this into account when hiring!

If you're making a game where it's going to rain a lot, please put some effort into the audio design 🙏

My biggest issue with rain in games is usually the sound. Listening to the same hard rain effect looping over and over again (regardless of the terrain around you), quickly gets annoying. And it really kills the immersion for me. It just feels unnatural if the exact same sound effect is played *everywhere* (near grass, under trees, near buildings, etc)

Audio design really matters in games 😁