Episode 136: Dangerous Depictions: A Conversation with Tommi Godwin (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).
This week we are joined by guest, Tommi Godwin. Tommi is a veteran, she was an officer, a sentinel, and a woman deployed in Iraq in 2005-2006. She blogged during her deployment and for a bit afterward and it was fucking amazing.
We had the distinct pleasure of talking to Tommi about the depiction of female soldiers in games, the roles of women in the deployment situations, and the importance of human connection and understanding.
Intro: 0.00
Whatcha playing, reading, drinking: 7:02
Conversation: 33.51
What We’re Playing:
- Hack, Slash, Backstab
- Pac-Man
- Galaga
- Earthlock
- 7 Days to Die (Ps4)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
What We’re Reading:
- How Games Move Us: Emotion By Design by Katherine Isbister
- Black by Kwanza Osajyefo
- The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
- The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Things of Note
- Tommi’s talk at Pecha Kucha Roanoke, April 2012, entitled “I am a Veteran: one veteran’s story of coming all the way home” where she tells us what veterans need and how to thank a veteran. (YouTube link)
- Tommi’s deployment blog, Sentinel 47: Gatekeeper
- NYMG’s upcoming Stop Soldier Suicide Gaming for Good event
