When
Online: 2nd Wednesday monthly, 6–7pm
In-person: Quarterly on Saturdays, 1–2:30pm
See below for additional related events
Wish you had a book club for videogames? Now you do.
Join our monthly talk and play meetups to make new friends, share your love of new releases, geek out over old favourites and be part of a safe and inclusive community.
NB: In order to create a safe space for under-represented people in the world of videogames, this club is exclusively for women, gender-non-conforming, trans, and non-binary folks.
Online events
The club meets via Discord on the second Wednesday of every month, except for January and December. Each session is led by host Claire Osborn-Li in gameplay and conversation. Join the Discord server to take part in the monthly meetups, chat with other members, and discover the upcoming games selected for discussion.
In-person events
These face-to-face quarterly meetups take place at ACMI and typically run on Saturdays, although the date and times can vary. The meetups are lightly catered and often feature special guests. Keep an eye on this webpage, Discord, and the Facebook group for details on the next live event.
What to expect
For the first 20 minutes of each event, the host will live-stream gameplay with some commentary. After that, we put down the controller and open up the floor for discussion. If conversation isn't for you, then you're welcome to listen or chat in the Discord channel.
To join: Discord server invite link
Meet your host
Claire Osborn-Li
Claire Osborn-Li is a writer living in Naarm/Melbourne and interested in art, videogames and digital culture. In 2022 she received her BA Honours at the University of Melbourne in Art History. Her work has appeared on the ACMI website and in Cordite, ArtsHub, GamesHub and Memo Review. She's played many videogames but among her favourites are Mutazione (2019) and Red Dead Redemption II (2018).
Community Code of Conduct
Everyone participating in an Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club event — including, but not limited to the meets, clubs and talks — is required to agree to the following code of conduct. This includes all attendees, speakers, performers, patrons, and volunteers.
ACMI Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club will enforce this code during its events and throughout the year. We expect cooperation from everyone to ensure a safe, diverse, and welcoming environment.
The condensed version
ACMI is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form.
Sexist, racist, discriminatory, or harassing language and imagery is not appropriate in the Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club community, in person or online. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event and premises, as well as all future events without a refund at the discretion of ACMI.
The less condensed version
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Exception: discussion or images related to sex, pornography, discriminatory language, or similar is welcome if it meets all of the following criteria:
— It is necessary to the topic of discussion and no alternative exists
— It is presented in a respectful manner
— Attendees are respectfully given ample warning and opportunity to leave beforehand.
This exception specifically does not allow use of gratuitous sexual images as attention-getting devices or unnecessary examples.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are required to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in any of the aforementioned behaviour, ACMI may take any action they deem appropriate, from warning the offender to immediately expelling the offender with no refund.
Reporting and enforcement
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact an Women, Trans, and Gender Diverse Gamers Club team member immediately. If you can’t or don’t wish to speak in person, or prefer to talk privately or electronically, contact us via gamerclub2@acmi.net.au.
All reports will be handled in the strictest confidence.
With thanks
This document was based on the work of XOXO Festival, JSConf, Geek Feminism, confcodeofconduct.com, and inspired by resources provided by Ashe Dryden.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.