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Independent Games Summit: The Intricate Web of Relationships: Indigenous-Centered Design
Mary (waabishkiimiigwan) Hermes (Director, Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia)
Anangookwe Hermes-Roach (Lead Designer and Backend Dev, Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia)
Renee Nejo (Art Director, GIM)
Joshua Herron (Character Art and Animation Director, Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia)
Steve Zimmerman (VP, Eline Media)
Jennifer Estaris (Game Director, ustwo games)
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Track: Independent Games
Format: Panel
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
How have we as game makers dedicated to social justice and indigenous-centered design navigated this process? Producers, writers and creatives from three different games: Reclaim!, Never Alone, and Monument Valley 3, will discuss our different approaches to relationship building, oral traditions/storytelling and indigenous languages and sustainability. While aware of stereotypes and erasures in popular culture, we tell of our own missteps and innovations and why the journey is worth it.
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Pre-requisite: Willingness to learn and unlearn things about indigenous peoples. All are welcome.