by Tracy | Mar 19, 2010 | Blog, Gadgets & Gaming, Girl Power
Having been a gamer for over 30 years, it kills me when I hear news that appears to be a step backwards for women in video games. The recent Women in Games Conference has been cancelled due to “low delegate numbers”. Female gaming site Thumbbandits.com...
by Tracy | Oct 18, 2009 | Blog, Gadgets & Gaming, Girl Power, Pop Culture, Short & Sweet Posts
Ever wondered why there aren’t more females in gaming? Daniel Floyd has and he’s made a cute little YouTube clip about it that just happens to be very informative also. The lack of decent female representations in video games has long been a problem for...
by Tracy | May 6, 2009 | Blog, Gadgets & Gaming, Gigs, Girl Power, Social Media
It seems like such a long time ago when I’ve heard anyone openly discuss a fear of the internet. I remember back in the days of dial up that a sizeable number of people truly worried for the health and safety of those online. Sure, nowadays we still have people...
by Tracy | Mar 23, 2009 | Blog, Gigs, Girl Power
For those of you who are interested in spending your weekend thinking about women’s body sizes and whether the future of media, virtualization and more can influence body shape, you might want to check out the Ideas Festival Debate. I’ve listed the...
by Tracy | Mar 12, 2009 | Blog, Gigs, Girl Power
Well, the details are up on the QLD Office for Women website about the Ideas Festival in Brisbane. I’m going to be talking there as part of a panel discussion on a topic entitled ‘Beyond Size 0: Is Anything Real?’. It’ll be looking at the...
by Tracy | Jan 10, 2009 | Blog, Digital, Girl Power
Barbara Liskov has become only the second woman to win the Turing Award for her work in AI. The Turing Award is considered by some to be like the Nobel Prize of computing and Liskov has long been considered a leading figure in her field. She works over at the...
