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Andrea Diane Rubenstein

2010-12-05T10:20:55Z

Tekanji:

'''Andrea Rubenstein''' was born on July 19, 1982 in Miami, Florida. She is an avid gamer and staunch feminist with a pointed interest in science fiction & fantasy. Andrea received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada and in April 2008 she entered the video game design program at HAL, a well-known Japanese technical school. Her academic interests include gender in video games, anti-oppression studies, and analysis of popular culture.

She is most widely known for blogging on the intersections of feminism and popular culture.

== External links ==
=== Blogs ===
* [http://blog.shrub.com The Official Shrub.com Blog] [Mutli-issue feminist blog]
* [[Jade Reporting]] (http://jadereporting.theirisnetwork.org) [Gender in games linkblog]
* [http://designblog.theirisnetwork.org/ Better by Design]

=== Other Projects ===
* [[The Iris Network]] (http://www.theirisnetwork.org) [Woman/feminist-oriented gaming community]
* ''[[Cerise Magazine|Cerise]]'' (http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org) [Feminist gaming magazine]

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Cerise Magazine

2010-12-05T10:18:00Z

Tekanji:

[[Cerise Magazine]] (or Cerise) is an online gaming magazine for women. It was launched by the [[Iris Gaming Network]] in May of 2007. It is explicitly feminist and focuses on the intersections between gaming and social justice. The gaming content includes video games, tabletop games, and live action role-playing.

Content includes articles, reviews, gamer stories, and interviews. Some notable interviewees include [[White Wolf]] freelancer [[Jess Hartley]], Marketing Lead for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] Sara Girard, and freelance writer [[Monica Valentinelli]]. One of the most popular features, which ran from 2007 to 2009, was called "Craft Check" and was a How To guide for creating various game-related items.

From 2007 to 2008 the magazine was published in a monthly format which switched to a bi-annual form in 2009. The last issue was published at the end of 2009. The magazine was put on hold due to lack of volunteers and is currently undergoing a redesign.

== Reception ==
Cerise's launch was greeted with much enthusiasm<ref>[http://acidforblood.net/2007/05/cerise-magazine/ Cerise Magazine Launches, 5/2/2007]</ref><ref>[http://jhkimrpg.livejournal.com/57838.html Cerise Magazine, May 2007, 5/3/2007]</ref>, although it came under fire for calling itself a "gaming magazine for women"<ref>[http://www.secretlair.com/index.php?/clickableculture/entry/cerise_magazine_by_and_for_women_gamers/ ‘Cerise’ Magazine: By and For Women Gamers, 5/3/2007]</ref>. The launch was also plugged by Kotaku, where a quote by Guilded Lily was erroneously attributed to Iris's "founders"<ref>[http://kotaku.com/258455/cerise-the-mag-for-women-gamers Cerise, The Mag For Women Gamers]</ref>.

The Winter 2009 issue received a positive review on [[The F-Word]]<ref>[http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2009/01/cerise Cerise, 1/12/2009]</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://cerise.theirisnetwork.org/archives/12 Cerise]

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The Iris Network

2010-12-05T09:37:27Z

Tekanji:

[[The Iris Network]] (or the Iris Gaming Network) is a site by and about women and gaming. It was launched by [[Andrea Rubenstein]] and [[Robyn Fleming]] on March 23, 2007, based in part on ideas by [[Ariel Wetzel]] and Andrea Rubenstein for a site called "Gamer Majority". The name is an homage to ''Beyond Good and Evil''<ref>[http://www.theirisnetwork.org/site-history Site history]</ref>.

The site bills itself as a place where "women can voice their opinions without being invalidated, analyze games and other media, and network with each other"<ref>[http://theirisnetwork.org/ From Iris Gaming Network (frontpage) accessed on 12/5/2010.]</ref>. Iris hosts a female-oriented online gaming magazine called [[Cerise Magazine|Cerise]], a variety of blogs including [[Jade Reporting]] (currently in retirement), and [http://theirisnetwork.org/category/academic-papers/ academic papers]. The site's most popular feature is its [http://forums.theirisnetwork.org/ forums], where gamers are safe to have discussions on games from a social justice perspective.

== Reception ==
While Iris's launch was greeted with much enthusiasm<ref>[http://jhkimrpg.livejournal.com/54503.html The IRIS Network, 03/21/2007]</ref><ref>[http://commonboy.livejournal.com/150308.html?thread=463396 Subverting the Statues Quo, One Gamer at a Time, 03/22/2007]</ref>, Brian Crecente of Kotaku attempted to take credit for being the inspiration for the site<ref>[http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2007-03-27_563 Yes, Kotaku, you WERE the reason why we started TIN! And also, Santa is real., 3/27/2007]</ref>.

[[Video Game Papers (WisCon 31)|Idealizing Fantasy Bodies]] by Andrea Rubenstein, a paper hosted on Iris and first presented at [[Wiscon 31]], and has garnered much response and criticism. Most notably, [[Annalee Newitz]] first featured it on Wired's blog Underwire <ref>[http://www.wired.com/underwire/2007/05/sexual_dimorphi/ Sexual Dimorphism in World of Warcraft, 05/29/2007.]</ref> and it was later picked up on [[Massively]] by [[Akela Talamasca]]<ref>[http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/07/idealizing-avatar-bodies/ Idealizing avatar bodies, 12/7/2007.]</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.theirisnetwork.org Iris Gaming Network]
* [http://forums.theirisnetwork.org/ Forums]
* [http://directory.theirisnetwork.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Directory of female gamers]

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User:Tekanji

2010-12-05T07:50:56Z

Tekanji:

For information about me see my wiki entry: [[Andrea Diane Rubenstein]].

User:Tekanji

2010-12-05T07:50:45Z

Tekanji: Created page with "For information about me see my page: Andrea Diane Rubenstein."

For information about me see my page: [[Andrea Diane Rubenstein]].