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Grace
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Benfell
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graceinthemachine@gmail.com
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grace_machine
About
I’m Grace, a writer and critic. You might know me from my work at Paste, A. V. Club, Waypoint, Gamepur, Uppercut or elsewhere across the internet. I primarily write criticism about video games, though sometimes film and literature. I've also written fiction, news, and creative non-fiction.
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Work Sample 1 Description
An exploration of how historical game Card Shark lets players explore various forms of gender presentation and question their own norms.
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Work Sample 2 Description
An essay about Far Cry 6's depiction of trans characters, as contrasted with its real world analogs and inspirations.
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Work Sample 3 Description
A retrospective of the ill-fated microconsole the Ouya, which contextualizes its successes and failures within the current state of indie game development.
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NWU is the sole provider of IFJ Press Passes to freelance journalists in the U.S.