BUG
Bug is in their senior year at Arcadia University finishing up their Global Media degree with a concentration in Digital Gaming Studies. They studied abroad for 2 full semesters at Bond University in Australia where they took classes like Interactive Design and Video Game Industry. They were born in raised in Philadelphia, where they participated in media-oriented after-school programs designed to give high schoolers 21st-century skills. Using media convergence, Bug wants to combine their knowledge of multiple mediums and apply it by making their own video game. Bug plans to use their rich media background and degree to break into the video game industry as a game designer. Bug also has plans to cultivate safer spaces for marginalized gamers by disrupting the current intolerant and bigoted gaming culture. Ultimately, Bug wants to shift the gaming world through their vision of a more considerate, kind, and informed industry by leading a team of like-minded individuals towards these goals.
Race & Media Thesis Papers
Group One: Race and Media Antonio Brown - Stuart Hall and the Evolution of Minorities in Mass Media Bug Gadson - Art Imitates Life: The Representation (Or Lack Thereof) of Black Women in Video Games Alex Kang - Orientalism and the Evolution of Asian Roles in American...
BUG: Passing the Controller
This being the 4th blog post for Easy Mode feels surreal; I’m thankful to be halfway done with my podcast. I am about to start my 5th interview out of 8. It would have been my 6th this week if I hadn’t fallen ill last week. But because I’ve been so good about my work...
Bug: Passing the Controller
This being the 4th blog post for Easy Mode feels surreal; I’m thankful to be halfway done with my podcast. I am about to start my 5th interview out of 8. It would have been my 6th this week if I hadn’t fallen ill last week. But because I’ve been so good about my work...
BUG: Podcasts
It's been 3 weeks since my last blog post and so much has happened since then. I’ve edited and produced 2 episodes and I've got another interview tonight! I’m on a roll, it took me a minute to understand and get used to my workflow but I'm in the groove now. I get my...
Bug:
Hi, it’s Bug again. This blog post is meant to be a progress statement for my podcast and while I wish I had more done, I’m going through one of the roughest times of my life and pushing through it as best I can. I’m still getting things done but not at the pace I had...
BUG: Easy Mode
Hi! My name is Bug, and I have been playing video games since the young, tender age of 6. I hold many art forms close to my heart, but video games were passed down to me like a birthright. I have decided that a lot of video game discourse leaves out marginalized...