In a journey to create better representation in video games AM Darke, a professor in the Department of Performance, Play & Design, designed a new way of animating Black hair. “A lot of times games are approximating Black hair, but they don’t recognize exactly what details should be attended to fully communicate that this hair was done with care,” Darke says. She is bringing us one step closer to better representation.
Video games are spotty at getting Black hair right. Black artists are forging ahead to fix that
Normalizing Black hair fosters ‘a better ecosystem,’ says game designer
