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'''Sharang Biswas''' is an Indian American designer and writer of [[tabletop role-playing games]], [[live action role-playing games]], and [[interactive fiction]], as well as a writer of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] short stories. In addition, Biswas works as a [[games journalist]]. Biswas has won an [[IndieCade]] award, four [[ENNIE Awards]], and two [[Indie Game Developer Network]] awards.
'''Sharang Biswas''' is an Indian American designer and writer of [[tabletop role-playing games]], [[live action role-playing games]], and [[interactive fiction]], as well as a writer of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] short stories. In addition, Biswas works as a [[games journalist]]. Biswas has won an [[IndieCade]] award, four [[ENNIE Awards]], and two [[Indie Game Developer Network]] awards.


== Games ==
== Games and interactive fiction ==
Biswas has won four ENNIE Awards for game writing: the 2024 Silver for "Best RPG Related Product" for ''KOBOLD Guide to Roleplaying,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Winners & Nominees – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/2024-nominees/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> the 2023 Gold for "Best Family Game/Product" and "Best Rules" for [[Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game]], and the 2023 Judges' Spotlight Award for ''Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco and Cosmic Horror.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2023-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> Biswas won the 2020 "Most Innovative" [[Indie Game Developer Network]] Award for ''Feast'' and the 2019 "Most Innovative" award for ''Verdure.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Award Winners |url=https://www.igdnonline.com/previous-award-winners |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Indie Game Developer Network |language=en-US}}</ref> Biswas was co-editor with [[Lucian Kahn]] for the [[LARP]] anthology [[Honey & Hot Wax]], which was nominated for an [[IndieCade]] award in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Banana |date=2020-12-21 |title=Games of the Year 2020: Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall co-creator Banana Chan |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/games-of-the-year-2020/opinion/banana-chan-goty-2020 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref> He won the 2017 IndieCade "Dark Horse" award for ''Feast.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-14 |title=Feast {{!}} IndieCade - International Festival of Independent Games |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914122154/https://www.indiecade.com/games/selected/feast |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
Biswas has won four ENNIE Awards for game writing: the 2024 Silver for "Best RPG Related Product" for ''KOBOLD Guide to Roleplaying,''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Winners & Nominees – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/2024-nominees/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> the 2023 Gold for "Best Family Game/Product" and "Best Rules" for [[Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game]], and the 2023 Judges' Spotlight Award for ''Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco and Cosmic Horror.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2023-nominees-and-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> Biswas won the 2020 "Most Innovative" [[Indie Game Developer Network]] Award for ''Feast'' and the 2019 "Most Innovative" award for ''Verdure.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Previous Award Winners |url=https://www.igdnonline.com/previous-award-winners |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Indie Game Developer Network |language=en-US}}</ref> Biswas was co-editor with [[Lucian Kahn]] for the [[LARP]] anthology [[Honey & Hot Wax]], which was nominated for an [[IndieCade]] award in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Banana |date=2020-12-21 |title=Games of the Year 2020: Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall co-creator Banana Chan |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/games-of-the-year-2020/opinion/banana-chan-goty-2020 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref> He won the 2017 IndieCade "Dark Horse" award for ''Feast.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-14 |title=Feast {{!}} IndieCade - International Festival of Independent Games |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914122154/https://www.indiecade.com/games/selected/feast |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


In addition to Biswas' award-winning work, he wrote a game for [[Simon & Schuster]]'s ''The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elderkin |first=Beth |date=2020-11-05 |title=Join a Teenage Bird Gang in This Exclusive Game Reveal From The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book |url=https://gizmodo.com/join-a-teenage-bird-gang-in-this-exclusive-game-reveal-1845396526 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}</ref> He was on the writing teams for [[Tanya DePass]]'s game ''Into the Motherlands''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2021-05-20 |title=Tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is now on Kickstarter |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/into-the-motherland/news/into-the-mother-lands-tabletop-rpg-kickstarter |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref> and [[Green Ronin Publishing]]'s ''Cthulhu Awakens.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2022-01-20 |title=Green Ronin’s new RPG Cthulhu Awakens will attempt to transcend cosmic horror’s baked-in bigotry |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cthulhu-awakens/news/cthulhu-awakens-rpg-green-ronin |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref>
In addition to his award-winning work, Biswas co-edited ''Strange Lusts'', an online anthology of interactive fiction about sex and sexuality, which was published in 2021 by [[Strange Horizons]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Track Strange Lusts / Strange Loves's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker |url=https://www.backerkit.com/projects/slsl/strange-lusts-strange-loves |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=BackerKit |language=en}}</ref> He wrote a game for [[Simon & Schuster]]'s ''The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elderkin |first=Beth |date=2020-11-05 |title=Join a Teenage Bird Gang in This Exclusive Game Reveal From The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book |url=https://gizmodo.com/join-a-teenage-bird-gang-in-this-exclusive-game-reveal-1845396526 |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}</ref> He was on the writing teams for [[Tanya DePass]]'s game ''Into the Motherlands''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2021-05-20 |title=Tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is now on Kickstarter |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/into-the-motherland/news/into-the-mother-lands-tabletop-rpg-kickstarter |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref> and [[Green Ronin Publishing]]'s ''Cthulhu Awakens.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Chase |date=2022-01-20 |title=Green Ronin’s new RPG Cthulhu Awakens will attempt to transcend cosmic horror’s baked-in bigotry |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cthulhu-awakens/news/cthulhu-awakens-rpg-green-ronin |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref>


==Games journalism==
==Games journalism==
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== Academia ==
== Academia ==
Biswas was a visiting film and media studies professor at [[Dartmouth College]], where he co-organized a collaborative [[speculative fiction]] project between authors and Dartmouth science faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre |url=https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2023/04/speculative-fiction-project#google_vignette |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre - The Dartmouth |language=en-US}}</ref>
Biswas was a visiting film and media studies professor at [[Dartmouth College]], where he co-organized a collaborative [[speculative fiction]] project between authors and Dartmouth science faculty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre |url=https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2023/04/speculative-fiction-project#google_vignette |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre - The Dartmouth |language=en-US}}</ref> Biswas wrote the chapter "Sex and Game Design (Part 2): Mechanics and Verbs" in the book ''Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games'' by Michelle Clough.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noble |first=Barnes & |title=Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games{{!}}Paperback |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/enwiki/w/passion-and-play-michelle-clough/1140399852 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:43, 26 September 2024


Sharang Biswas is an Indian American designer and writer of tabletop role-playing games, live action role-playing games, and interactive fiction, as well as a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories. In addition, Biswas works as a games journalist. Biswas has won an IndieCade award, four ENNIE Awards, and two Indie Game Developer Network awards.

Games and interactive fiction

Biswas has won four ENNIE Awards for game writing: the 2024 Silver for "Best RPG Related Product" for KOBOLD Guide to Roleplaying,[1] the 2023 Gold for "Best Family Game/Product" and "Best Rules" for Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game, and the 2023 Judges' Spotlight Award for Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco and Cosmic Horror.[2] Biswas won the 2020 "Most Innovative" Indie Game Developer Network Award for Feast and the 2019 "Most Innovative" award for Verdure.[3] Biswas was co-editor with Lucian Kahn for the LARP anthology Honey & Hot Wax, which was nominated for an IndieCade award in 2020.[4] He won the 2017 IndieCade "Dark Horse" award for Feast.[5]

In addition to his award-winning work, Biswas co-edited Strange Lusts, an online anthology of interactive fiction about sex and sexuality, which was published in 2021 by Strange Horizons.[6] He wrote a game for Simon & Schuster's The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book.[7] He was on the writing teams for Tanya DePass's game Into the Motherlands[8] and Green Ronin Publishing's Cthulhu Awakens.[9]

Games journalism

Biswas has been a frequent contributor to Eurogamer.[10][11][12][13] He has also written articles for Kill Screen[14] and Dicebreaker.[15] He was a judge for the 2022 Dicebreaker Tabletop Awards.[16]

Short stories

Biswas' short stories have been published in Lightspeed[17] and Nightmare Magazine.[18]

Talks

Biswas was a special guest at Flame Con 2024.[19] He gave a talk at the Game Developers Conference about portrayals of sex in video games.[20]

Academia

Biswas was a visiting film and media studies professor at Dartmouth College, where he co-organized a collaborative speculative fiction project between authors and Dartmouth science faculty.[21] Biswas wrote the chapter "Sex and Game Design (Part 2): Mechanics and Verbs" in the book Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games by Michelle Clough.[22]

References

  1. ^ "2024 Winners & Nominees – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ "2023 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ "Previous Award Winners". Indie Game Developer Network. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ Chan, Banana (2020-12-21). "Games of the Year 2020: Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall co-creator Banana Chan". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  5. ^ "Feast | IndieCade - International Festival of Independent Games". web.archive.org. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ "Track Strange Lusts / Strange Loves's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker". BackerKit. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  7. ^ Elderkin, Beth (2020-11-05). "Join a Teenage Bird Gang in This Exclusive Game Reveal From The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  8. ^ Carter, Chase (2021-05-20). "Tabletop RPG Into the Mother Lands is now on Kickstarter". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  9. ^ Carter, Chase (2022-01-20). "Green Ronin's new RPG Cthulhu Awakens will attempt to transcend cosmic horror's baked-in bigotry". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  10. ^ Biswas, Sharang (2024-07-05). "From Mediterranea Inferno to Baldur's Gate 3: the queer ecstasy of monster-loving". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  11. ^ Biswas, Sharang (2021-06-29). "Hunky Dads & Voxel Flags - Video Games and Our Queer Future". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  12. ^ "Fanfiction, fan-mods, and the joy of gay fantasy". Eurogamer.net. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  13. ^ Torner, Evan (2021-06-30). "Finding Queerness in Larp". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  14. ^ Biswas, Sharang (2016-03-01). "Videogames and the art of spatial storytelling". Kill Screen - Previously. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ^ Biswas, Sharang (2021-02-17). "Indie RPGs show roleplaying can - and should - be far more than Dungeons & Dragons". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  16. ^ Meehan, Alex (2022-11-24). "Meet the judges for the Tabletop Awards 2022". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  17. ^ "Charles Payseur Reviews Short Fiction: Cast of Wonders, Lightspeed, and Hexagon". Locus Online. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  18. ^ "Paula Guran Reviews Nightmare, Heartlines Spec, and The Deadlands". Locus Online. 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  19. ^ Nye, Annmarie (2024-07-05). "Sharang Biswas - Special Guest". The World's Largest Queer Comic Con. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  20. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (March 23, 2022). "How developers are rethinking sex in video games". Axios. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  21. ^ "Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre". Dartmouth Speculative Fiction Project considers next steps for the genre - The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  22. ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Passion and Play: A Guide to Designing Sexual Content in Games|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2023-04-13.


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