Applications for Writers Process

[DGCae]

So if you haven't been following along with the EG Twitter or Discord then you likely haven't heard but they have officially released a process for applying for a writer position.

Check it out HERE.

[Zoltor]

Yea sigh, he/they should really be giving out replies, one way or the other, and in addition to such, if they have all the writers they are accepting atm, he needs to make a announcement on the forums.

Cool, yea I could help with that. Is there a specific theme, is it just general gaming or something else?

[TonyTGD]

I sent an application in twice, 20 yrs of writing experience including working on an indie game as a dialogue writer, no reply. I do have a blog I am going to start working on again. I'd be open to getting help putting content up...

[Midnight_Mogwai]

@ Pominator

That was a hell of a response. good job

[Zoltor]

From what it sounds like according to the IGG updates is that they've already got the writers and have around 50 or so articles written for the launch of the site. Jeremy himself isn't particularly involved with the articles and is leaving that mostly to the editors, at least that's how it was when he last streamed about the site. I wouldn't hold your breath for a response though, try posting some stuff of your own in the forums for the time being and if they like what they see you might hear from them in the future.

Ok sigh that sucks, sent in some amazing samples too. Yea naturally I would be doing that by default if they weren't accepting people for the site, so yea I'll most likely be doing so.

PS. it would be nice to get some kind of response though, even if just to say they have enough writers already, and aren't accepting anymore, instead of leaving everyone hanging.

[DGCae]

Yea no reply yet sigh.

However it might be due to Jeremy not having time during the week, and the site was nowhere near ready until recently, so hopefully he starts going through the aplications now that the site is abount to launch, and the weekend is here.

From what it sounds like according to the IGG updates is that they've already got the writers and have around 50 or so articles written for the launch of the site. Jeremy himself isn't particularly involved with the articles and is leaving that mostly to the editors, at least that's how it was when he last streamed about the site. I wouldn't hold your breath for a response though, try posting some stuff of your own in the forums for the time being and if they like what they see you might hear from them in the future.

[Zoltor]

I doubt anyone is getting a reply at this point. I sent mine mid december, not a peep since.They are already finalizing the site and uploading content so I assume they are well past selecting writers.

Yea no reply yet sigh.

However it might be due to Jeremy not having time during the week, and the site was nowhere near ready until recently, so hopefully he starts going through the aplications now that the site is abount to launch, and the weekend is here.

[MadMummy76]

I doubt anyone is getting a reply at this point. I sent mine mid december, not a peep since.They are already finalizing the site and uploading content so I assume they are well past selecting writers.

[Zoltor]

Sent my application in, just under 48h ago. I hope I get approved, I have this great idea for a series of articles

[Conflykt]

To a lot of people mentioning their lack of professional experience, there is only one way to get it. Personally, I hope to read all of it. Remember you guys n gals can only get better with time. Most people want to wait on an opportunity to get a foot in the door. Consider this that opportunity.

If you do end up posting in the forums, shoot me a message and I’ll give it a read (and my humble pointers)!

[rot1npieces]

Any update?

[Pominator]

@midnight_Mogwai

Opposition to censorship of any kind is kind of my default position, is there an agenda there? probably, but so long as that agenda is maintaining the purity of the art as it was originally created, then that agenda should be an apolitical one.
Setting yourself against an attempt to control or alter art will automatically make you an enemy of the political ideology that seeks to change it, but that does not mean that you are endorsing the opposite political viewpoint.

A good approach to this could be, for example, getting the localised version of the Fire Emblem games, making mock-ups of the dialogue screens with the original dialogue restored (with the language and syntax changed to Anglophone speaking) and presenting the two, allowing the reader to determine for themselves which version of the product they would rather have.

An alternative viewpoint however, would be to do what I did with some of my work in the Armchair Game Dev articles, presenting an idealised alternative version of the games covered. Now some may call those ideas themselves censorship, but it comes not from a position of preaching a political message, but instead improving the work by presenting potential changes to the end product that makes the game play better.

It is more of a conundrum than I originally thought certainly, but casting my mind back 10 years, I remember being part of the GamePolitics forums (before they became a toxic wasteland) and one of the biggest things we were advocating against at the time was people like Jack Thompson trying to get games like GTA IV censored.
Given that this opposition to the censorship back then was a big part of our activism against figures like Thompson, I guess the position has to be considered a political one, but not political in the Left/Right divide, but overall just an opposition to an authoritarian system trying to exert control over something we loved. That doesn't align me with any one political movement, but it does set me in opposition to one.

You have given me a lot to think about here.

[Sirgeorge]

Anyone know if there will be an update soon? There was one hinted on for the end of this week but that's sorta come and gone by now. Why the delay?

Ya the most recent tweet does nothing to calm my nerves. Anyone that hasn't submitted something yet has an advantage here. Apparently they're in need of non video game gaming writers. I did not submit such material with my post so I'm...well... at a disadvantage to put it politely. For those that haven't submitted an application yet though (and obviously those that have a gaming but not necessarily strictly video gaming expertise) you'll probably be best served submitting an application with as much stated. I'm solid on PC hardware myself and probably should have mentioned that in my application so don't make the same mistake I did. Mention everything and be specific, professional, and apply detail. Good luck to all for those remaining 5-10 spots. Hopefully you're feeling better about your chances then I do right about now.

[Sirgeorge]

Anyone know if there will be an update soon? There was one hinted on for the end of this week but that's sorta come and gone by now. Why the delay?

[Midnight_Mogwai]

I think I have a pretty good grip on the intentions, considering I'm currently producing content. If a game tackles real world issues, that is not inherently political and shall be mentioned in regard to the game's story. The closest thing I can think of might be noting on censorship should a version of a game receive censorship under threat. What do you mean when you mention a game being revisionist? If a game takes a look at history through the lens of fiction, like Wolfenstein, then it is not revising history it is more akin to historical fiction. As for presenting male characters as evil for the crime of being male...has this ever actually happened before? It sounds like a ludicrous hypothetical situation to me, and I don't care about hypothetical issues. Fortunately, I hope to focus on Japanese games coming to the west, and they are pretty actively avoiding political correctness. I think it is important to have distinction between philosophy and politics. There are games like This War of Mine that are deeply philosophical in nature, but until someone with an agenda gets involved from the outside (games journalists) the game is not necessarily pushing a political agenda. Even then it is the write up featuring agenda, not the game. The game is merely presenting an idea.

I have a question for you. Do you think it is pushing an agenda to be against game censorship?