Da San Francisco si levano delle accuse piuttosto pesanti: some donne sarebbero state drugged, molested and aggressed nella serata di giovedì sera, in one of the events that hanno fatto da cornice alla Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco.
To report it is state leena vandeventersviluppatrice and scrittrice di videogiochi attumente al lavoro sull’avventura horror di sopravvivenza Dead Static Drive. nonostante sian “migliorate tante sews for the women in the industry of video games”spiega l’autrice, during the GDC 2023 delle donne sarebbero state “Sminuite e spogliate dei loro ruoli, colpite senza sosta e drogate con dei drink alterati da alcuni uomini predatori”.
Standing there his testimony, due donne sarebbero state “Condotte in a stanza of a hotel for a “proposal” of a powerless person, who has been able to harm him”. The photo of the presumed colpevoli (not clear enough) and various informations of these are now circulating in some group chat, as sure of warning by other people, while the victim of the attack was received by the support.
“Si siamo siempre guardate le spalle, ma è meglio che voi predatori sappiate con chi avete a che fare. Sappiamo chi seven e con chi lavorate (currently). Abbiamo più informazioni che mai, and many devises its how to use it; Nemmeno la furia dell’inferno può competere con quella di una donna informata. Go via dalla our industry”Leena van Deventer has warned.
Secondo Guy Bloomberg, PR Vice President di Stride e fondatore di Games Industry Gathering, c’è la possibilità che i fatti raccontati dalla van Deventer siano accaduti during a karaoke event che egli stesso has contributed to organize. “I have referred to the fact that the person who is state drugged will be sent to San Francisco, probably during the karaoke event that we organized. Fortunately, I have had friends who are presi curates of parrots and everyone is fine. Sono dispiaciuto che abbiano dovuto vivere un’experienza così orribile, non è absolutelymente colpa loro, e stiamo già lavorando per individuare il fot***o st****o che ha fatto questo”.
Sia van Deventer that Blomberg has not pointed out to him vititime verso the Games and Online Harassment Hotline, which around his turn has tweeted: “Ogni anno, ci sono stories of palpeggiamenti, administration of drugs, troubles and so many others I tried to create opportunities for aggression during events like the GDC. Ci spezza il cuore e ci fa infuriare notarare che tutto ciò sembra normale, como un qualcosa che bisogna endurere e awaitar de evirere con un po’ di fortuna”.
Women at GDC this year have been belittled and undermined in their roles, been hit on relentlessly, and had their drinks spiked by predatory men.
Two women were even lured up to a hotel room by a man in a position of power for a “pitch”, where he then assaulted them.
— Leena ? (@LeenaVanD) March 24, 2023
I’m so very sorry they had to go through such a horrifying experience, it’s absolutely not their fault, and we’re already in the process of tracking down the fucking scumbag who did this.
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— Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg ? PAX East (@YugSTAR) March 25, 2023
Every year, there are stories about groping, drugging, harassment, and even more stories of countless attempts to create opportunities for assault at games industry events like #GDC23. It’s heartbreaking and infuriating that this feels so normalized…
Text SUPPORT to 23368. pic.twitter.com/XGpwcO8nvt
—Games and Online Harassment Hotline (@GamesHotline) March 25, 2023
