Sadie considers how their experience as designers would have been different if they had been born later. Other than technological advances, what else do you feel would have been different about their story if it was shifted slightly in time?

Sadie considers how their experience as designers would have been different if they were born a decade (more or less) before or after when they were born. Technological advances aside, what else do you feel would have been different about their story if it was shifted slightly in time? Perhaps consider Sadie and Dov's relationship, the options for Sam's foot, the proliferation of mass shootings, and other cultural and social events.

Well, I do think it would have been easier for Sadie to get the credit she deserves in today's environment. Although women are still the minority, they're not the rarity they once were.

But I also wonder if they'd have been as successful. Nowadays I think the emphasis is more on output than on art. Many video game companies hire a lot of inexpensive workers in other countries to generate code, and when a game's popularity wanes they simply reuse the same concept with slightly different graphics. There's much less creativity, in my opinion.

They both would have more life experience that they could use for their games. Sadie would have more confidence as a woman and speak for herself about her games.

Ten years can make a lot of difference in any situation and any life, so clearly Sadie would have been different as a person and a designer. World events might prompt a catalyst for a game idea or character within the game or could also prevent an idea from being used as it might seem unacceptable or dated. I think Sadie definitely would have been more assertive.

Kimk’s post is truly insightful. So much has changed, not only in gaming. The emphasis appears to be on mass output rather than art. That said, Sam would likely have a much better outcome with his foot with less pain. I doubt Sadie would have separated from Dov sooner. While Sadie might have gotten a bit more credit, but Sam would still have been the “star.” Undoubtedly the risk of shooters would have escalated.