Iconic computer games characters reimagined to celebrate Black culture
Teesside University staff and alumni have been involved in a unique project to reimagine well-known computer game characters and help shine a spotlight on diversity within the games industry.The Reimagined as Black campaign saw prominent British black artists reinventing iconic characters, such as Lara Croft and Harley Quinn, to change their skin colour, clothing, armour and cultural designs, to celebrate authentic black culture. The collaborative initiative, celebrating Black History Month 2023, was commissioned through POC in Play, an independent organisation which works to