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A slide with the quote "Games are an identity management tool. Games help us become more of who we really are." - Nick Yee (GDC, 2016). A young girl in a red cape stands with hands on hips; her shadow is a geometric superheroine. Credit: "Illustration by Jason Ratliff".

Games Help Us Become Who We Really Are

A Nick Yee GDC 2016 quote on games as identity tools, shown as a caped kid whose shadow is a superhero. A reminder that play shaped who Xennials became.

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A slide with the quote "Games are an identity management tool. Games help us become more of who we really are." - Nick Yee (GDC, 2016). A young girl in a red cape stands with hands on hips; her shadow is a geometric superheroine. Credit: "Illustration by Jason Ratliff".

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