Diversity Scorecard

Diversity Scorecard

Score each question as follows:

Completely         Somewhat          Neither                Somewhat            Completely                 Not
Disagree              Disagree              Agree or               Agree                    Agree                    Applicable

1                              2                              3                              4                      5                              0

This game represents:

  1. Diversity for player characters (character creation lab)                                         1  2  3  4  5  0

  2. Diversity for non-player characters (NPCs) in ethnicity, gender, etc.                    1  2  3  4  5  0

  3. Diverse NPCs as essential to the plot or gameplay (not accessories or disposable)  1  2  3  4  5  0

  4. Gameplay is primarily by non-human characters which are not specific to any ethnicity or gender  1  2  3  4  5  0

  5. Faithful representation of ethnic, gender categories (non-stereotypical, lack of tropes)  1  2  3  4  5  0

  6. If game is not diverse in itself, it adds diversity to the marketplace of games       1  2  3  4  5  0


I used my scorecard to grade Starcraft II

  1. The pre-generated characters for the campaign are are almost all white. One is female. Score 2.
  2. The NPCs are of various alien species and various genders. Downloadable content has added playable versions of NPCs, include two additional female characters but no characters of color. Score 2.
  3.  All the main NPCs are a crucial part of gameplay, but diversity is lacking. Score 4.
  4. Campaign allows 2/3 non-human characters (one is female), and DLC has 11/18 non-human characters. Score 4.
  5. Of the two black characters, one has dreadlocks and has the last name of Tosh. Score 2.
  6. Due to its large number of alien races, this game provides some opportunities for identification with non-white characters, but few characters of color or women. Score 2.
Overall score 16/30.

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