{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 67 - Player sexuality and consent (With Fae Daunt + Zhia Zariko)","description":" What should we think about when we bring sex and intimacy into video games?&amp;nbsp; In this episode, we explore issues of player sexuality, in-game intimacy, representations of consent, and how video games can take chances and explore sexuality responsibly. --------------------------- Our guest for this episode are:  Zhia Zariko is a media and communication expat into games design and development. Originally studying written communication, she did an elective in games, aesthetics and culture and never looked back. She now holds a Masters on Let's Play videos from RMIT, Australia, and has been teaching games design and theory for 5 years. She is currently in pre-production for a narrative-driven game on romance, intimacy, and vulnerability in a dark fantasy universe.&quot;  Fae Daunt is an Australian-born, English-temporarily-raised, Australian-returned academic, researcher, and developer. Turning their experience in web into an endless curiosity for development and design, they have married their cultural experiences and academic knowledge into a sort of cosmic horror of curiosity. Fae wishes to further discussions of inclusivity, safe exploration, and understanding in games. They\u2019re currently developing an experimental mobile game that progresses in real-world time&quot; --------------------------- JOIN THE ETHICS AND VIDEO GAMES COMMUNITY: - Follow\/like\/share us on&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;Twitter, and&amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;nbsp; - Explore our website and check out our Video Games Ethics Resources Center:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/ethicsandvideogames.com - If you're game to lend us your financial support, we'd love to have it and can definitely use it!&amp;nbsp; You can do that here:&amp;nbsp;SUPPORT OUR PODCAST! - Give us a review whereever you listen to podcasts -&amp;nbsp;If you've got an idea or an ethical issue involving video games that you think would make for a good podcast, please let us know!&amp;nbsp; Contact us at ethicsandvideogames.com or email us at&amp;nbsp;contact@ethicsandvideogames.com.&amp;nbsp; We\u2019d love to hear from you! Hosted by Shlomo Sher, Ph.D. and Andy Ashcraft Production by Carmen Elena Mitchell Music and graphics by Daniel Sher ","author_name":"Ethics and Video Games Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/ethicsandvideogames.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26643501\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/150728073"}