A petition, titled ‘Create more inclusive hairstyles for Animal Crossing’ has gained steam after it appeared on the internet. In the first 3 days, the petition has snowballed to 15K signatures and has surpassed 30K currently, with the goal being 35K. The request is for Nintendo to add inclusive hair choices for its avatars, specifically ‘beautiful, bouncy curls’. Taniesha Bracken-Hucks, the creator of the petition has mentioned how “Every person should feel represented when playing a game they love and making their avatar. Ethnic hairstyles are often forgotten.” Bracken-Hucks hopes that her hair type will appear in-game and thus make…
Author: Vicki Hake
Vicki Hake
Vicki covers mobile phones, apps and games for Ziddu, with a special interest in how technology affects people, especially their minds. Before her previous writing stints with Tech in Asia and TechNode, she managed communications for SOSV’s accelerators in Asia.
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Snapchat has recently added the ability to add music in the videos you share with your friends and family. This timely update was made in light of President Trump’s bashing of TikTok and Instagram announcing its own TikTok-style feature. English users should be able to see and access the feature, and those in Australia and New Zealand will be the first to try it out. The music selection will come from Warner Music Group, Merlin, Universal Music Group and others. A Snapchat spokesperson says that it won’t have the same function as TikTok’s, and is a new way to share…