Scientists in Games

Think of a scientist, and what do you see? Are they an older person, male, with a white lab coat and frizzy hair? If so, you might be a game developer. Scientists have often suffered from the same narrow stereotyping that so often afflicts races, occupations, and entire cultures within games. In this episode we run through some of the good, the bad, and the ugly examples of how scientists are represented in our favourite pastime.