I’ve accepted a Shine A Light on Antisemitism Civic Courage Award from Shine A Light and The Jewish Education Project. I’m grateful that this award exists as a way to recognize the effort I’ve put in to supporting Jewish game developers and spreading awareness about antisemitism within the industry. I often feel overwhelmed by theContinueContinue reading “Shine A Light on Antisemitism Civic Courage Award”
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day… and games.
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. As a Jewish person, I’m automatically attached to this and affected by it, directly and indirectly. Antisemites like to use this day to prove that the holocaust didn’t happen and that “even if it did,” it really wasn’tContinueContinue reading “International Holocaust Remembrance Day… and games.”
As white nationalism grows, how are Jewish game developers responding?
[Article] As the chair of the IGDA Jewish Developers SIG, I was interviewed by Bryant Francis during GDC 2017 about the Jewish gamedev community’s experience.
Aviva Schecterson 