In 2012, Telltale Games released The Walking Dead, an episodic adventure game, to critical and commercial success. The winner of several Game of the Year Awards and many other accolades, The Walking Dead also is one of the best examples of a game that complicates the standard representation of black male characters in gaming and provides an opportunity for players to understand and craft racial identity. From the beginning of the game and throughout, players encounter a drastically different set of opportunities to experience and define race than those seen in games criticized for their representations of black male characters…
Author: Jonathan Lee
Jason Custer
Jonathan is the self-proclaimed Leeviathan, the Eastwestern Spiral, and a jack-of-all-trades that seeks to become a gaming doctor. He currently attends Cal State L.A. as a master's student, a Teaching Associate, Co-Editor of Statement Magazine, and Creative Director of Significations. He is defined by his supportive family, brilliant friends, and outstanding teachers, and he will always be grateful to them.