![]() It’s just another place in which Black hairstyles are seen as out of place, and is an extension of real life discrimination. This lack of inclusivity is exhausting for players seeking to play an RPG or sim with a character that actually looks like them. Video game character designs often hew to western beauty standards, erasing the range of Black hairstyles - and often the existence of Black characters at all. ![]() “My one question though, is who is this dude with cornrows that every single video game developer seemingly knows?” “Kudos to game devs for actually including cornrows, a hair style that can be dated back over 3,000 years to sub-Saharan Africa” he says. In “We Need To Fix Black Hair in Video Games,” Adeoye points to the prevalence of afros and cornrows in Black character designs. A new video essay from Kinda Funny Games host and producer Blessing Adeoye Jr., highlights the limited nature of Black hairstyles in video games - even as video game development leaps forward in other areas. And a huge component is a lack of Black hairstyles and textures. ![]() But character creation has comparatively lagged behind: Options are still pretty limited for creating characters of color, particularly for creating Black characters. ![]() ![]() Video games are always moving forward, with improvements in graphical fidelity, expanded maps, and new ideas about gameplay. ![]()
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