from the ground up smash sisters fostering camaraderie...core philosophies branding: prep &...
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Lilian Chen & Emily Sun
Fostering Camaraderie from the Ground Up
SMASH SISTERS
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What is Smash Sisters?BEGINNINGS
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PHOTO CREDIT | ROBERT PAUL
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Prep & GroundworkBRANDING
Landscape of women demographic
COMMUNITY
FeedbackITERATION
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Prep & GroundworkBRANDING
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Be a part of your communityBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Started competing in 2007
Organized tournaments in Dallas
Organized tournaments and head of Nebulous eSports in NYC
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Be a part of your communityBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Started competing in 2006
Traveled nationally for events
Transitioned into raising awareness on gender in competitive gaming
PHOTO CREDIT | ROBERT PAUL
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Learn the history of your target demographic specific to your scene
BRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
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“Who’s the best female Smasher?”
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Core philosophiesBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Crew battle
Side-event
No prizes
Participants safety first
Inclusivity
Focused on gameplay
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Crew battleBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
PHOTO CREDIT | “THE SMASH BROTHERS” DOCUMENTARY
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Side eventBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Feeds back into overall competitive community
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No prizesBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Incentives via other methods
Raffle format
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Participant safety firstBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
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InclusivityBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Anyone who identifies as a Smash Sister is welcome to play
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Focus is on gameplayBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Goal is not to solve all harassment issues
Focus is on game, not social justice
Smash is a competitive community
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Prepare your community mentallyBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Stop hypothesizing and bickering
Many posts on women in gaming
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Prepare your community mentallyBRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Feedback IRL vs online
Responding to criticism constructively
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BRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Brand yourself carefully
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BRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Smash Sisters is a series of women’s crew battles featuring the Super Smash Brothers games. These events are designed to bring new and veteran Smash gals together in order to boost overall competitive participation. This is a progressive organization and format that is excited to adapt to the needs of women in a community that is always changing.
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Be careful about media outlets you work with, and curate
BRANDING: PREP & GROUNDWORK
Explain yourself as clearly as possible.
Ask for their intentions prior.
Ask if you can review and advise.
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Landscape of the female demographic
COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY
Dealing with the preconceived notions of being a women’s organization
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Learn to embrace true diversity as you scale
COMMUNITY
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COMMUNITY
We promote camaraderie, but we are not a cult
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Listen to and filter feedbackITERATION
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Always ask for feedbackITERATION: LISTEN TO AND FILTER FEEDBACK
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Accept helpITERATION: LISTEN TO AND FILTER FEEDBACK
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Empower othersITERATION: LISTEN TO AND FILTER FEEDBACK
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BRANDING
COMMUNITY
ITERATION