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Relevance:In this section, we will elaborate on the following points:- Queer gamer communities have a somewhat healthy digital scene (facebook/reddit/insta), but lackcontent specifically produced for them.- Queer gamer communities are often seen as ‘in between’ subcultures, instead of being an evolutionof different subculture branches.- The D&D live-streaming community is incredibly popular online, but lacks innovation in its(digital)format.Queer gamers during American queer pride marches. The picture on the right features a D20 dice, the icon of the D&Dgame.
The queer-gamer community, mostly known as “gay” gamers have been asking for representation in thecommunity since 2006. As today we have gaming-oriented queer/gay/trans reddit groups and facebookgroups where queer people can find each other to play games or join in-game guilds. Combining all queergaming spaces adds up to around a total of 1 million digital subscribers“Queer gamers communities on the image board “Reddit”. Queer people can find other queer gamers to play their favoritegames together. R/Gaymers, 147 thousand subscribers”The queer-gaming community has not yet been able to gather itself consistently in shared digital space. Whatwe think the community is missing is specific content that would help attract "gaymers" and create a shareddigital culture through shared practices of content production and consumption. There still is a pattern ofside-representation of queer content within the mainstream industry. This is done in a way to appeal thequeer community who still have to consume heteronormative content in games to access the littlerepresentation they get. Queer gamers communities often do not have the means to produce content forthemselves, as “traditional high-budget game development” is still curated by heteronormative marketingstrategies that (subconsciously) filter queer lifestyles out of their products, or relegate them to a secondaryrole.With DnDQ, we have the luxury of relatively low production costs while providing content such as live showsand home sessions. This allows us to be independent, something that should not be taken for granted,especially when working within a sphere that has not established itself yet.Pictures of the Australian queer gaming conference, and popular drag queen Trixie Mattel, cosplaying as Princess Peachfrom the Mario games.Queer games and fantasy developers are facing some challenges in this day and age. Not that the existinginfrastructure is not welcoming our community but the production and consumption of content that visualizesand affirms the unique perspective and culture of the subculture is at a very early stage.. Queer gamedevelopers are constantly on an introspective quest to find out how these different cultures overlap and whataligns their identity. Only through the consumption and production of content the queer-gamer community canset itself free from both cultures and independently rise as the unique subculture it is.Dungeons and Drag Queens takes Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition as the medium to express its queeridentity. Besides its rules for traveling and combat, the game gives us a blank canvas to come up withscenarios and characters that we and our audience will relate to.Just like many other D&D related projects, Dungeons and Drag Queens comes forth from Critical Role, one ofthe first successful D&D streamers. Critical Role is an online Twitch stream where 8 known voice actors of thegaming/fantasy industry play Dungeons and Dragons. The phenomenon has now spread worldwide and theirloyal fans, named “critters” are incredibly active in the Netherlands.
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