Aromantic & Asexual in Gaming Q&A
Ace/Aro In Gaming Q&A Ft DrKrabby, Stefan Gagne, Lovestrut, and Rik Wortman.
Join Qweerty Gamers (an LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit) on February 24th @ 7:30 PM PT to discuss Aromantic & Asexual representation & themes in Gaming, ft Stefan Gagne, Lovestrut, Rik Wortman, & DrKrabby.
You can watch live on our Twitch. Make sure to follow here.
Read more about our panelists below!
DrKrabby as moderator (he/him)
”32 years old, finishing up my Ph.D. while teaching French as a second language and streaming on Twitch, and a proud volunteer for Qweerty. I also developed and published a game called Looking Back which has 3 romance options (with optional polyamory) as well as the choice not to pursue any. I identify as queer and pansexual.”
Stefan Gagne (He/Him)
”Hello! I'm Stefan Gagne with Fiction Factory Games, maker of Arcade Spirits. It's a visual novel about arcade culture, mental health, gender identity, and why Dave and Busters is a dystopian nightmare. The game has entirely optional romance storylines with a full explicit ace/aro path if you want it. I acted as Project Director, co-author, programmer, and social media manager for the game. It's indie, you know how it is, you wear a lot of hats. I myself am a 46-year-old disabled part-time game developer currently living (at times just existing) in a typical suburban dungeon. I'm ace/demi, which I didn't even know was a thing until maybe six years ago when I went "Ohhh, okay, NOW this makes sense." I enjoy playing weird narrative games, watching Twitch, and attempting to write novels.”
LoveStrut (He/Him/They/Them/Any)
”I'm 30 years old, working at Riot Games as its Thematic Development Producer (basically working on fashion lines for our characters). I am Filipino American and identify as homoromantic ace at the moment. Right now, my time is fully consumed by Pokemon Legends: Arceus. And I love raccoons, so like, if you got pics of any, please share.”
Rik Wortman (They/He)
“I'm a Queer, Aromantic, Agender content creator mainly found on Twitch, where I play an assortment of games, from Stardew Valley, FF14, Animal Crossing, Pokemon and more. Variety is the easiest word to use, but it's usually MMOs and RPGs! Additionally, at least once a week my drag persona, Kiki, shall make an appearance. Queen of the Melon Patch, Kiki's streams are pure chaos and usually involved her playing games that scare her senseless.
However the games are only part of the chaos - I've strived to build an inviting, inclusive community for all walks of life, but put a solid focus on my Aromanticism and Agenderism, helping to try to shine a light on things that are still causing confusion within our own communities - I'm still having to explain to people why it's not weird to want to avoid romancing the villagers in Stardew Valley. While we always want to have fun, we don't shy away from having the conversations we need to have, happily helping to educate, inform and protect the members of our community and anyone that might come through.”
