Abnormal Mapping 34: I Don't Give ADAF

A few weeks back, Jackson participated in a panel for the
Alternative Digital Arts Festival, run by Zolani Stewart, Austin
Howe and Solon Scott. The folks behind ADAF have kindly given us
permission to post the panel in our podcast feed for your
enjoyment, if you missed it at the time!


It’s a panel on Games & Mental Illnesss, featuring Heather
Alexandra, Zeiya Speed and Austin Howe. We discuss representation
of Mental Illness, how our own experiences with Mental Illness
inform our readings of games, and the responsibilities of
portraying Mental Illness narratives for an audience. In addition
to the panel, Em, Jackson and Destiny got together a few days
later to record a short cast with follow up points and extra
discussion.


It all comes together to form a really interesting 2 hour package
of great discussion about games, Mental Illness, and the
intersection of the two. Please enjoy!


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August’s Game Club: Paper Mario


Games Discussed: Final Fantasy VIII, Depression
Quest, Actual Sunlight, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 4,
Hellblade, Kane & Lynch 2, Her Story, Silent Hill, The Static
Speaks My Name, Cart Life


Music This Episode
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
Theme of Laura by Akira Yamaoka
Eternity by Nobuo Uematsu