Dove has partnered with Open Source Afro Hair Library, a curated 3D model database of black hairstyles to launch a free guide to coding black hair textures and protective styles in video games.
The guide called ‘Code My Crown’ was created by a community of Black artists in an effort to provide coders and game developers with more diverse and accurate depictions of Black hair in video games.
It features 15 original hair sculpts that can serve as the basis for many more virtual hairstyles in video games.
While video games remain a popular medium, diversity of characters and representation of textured hair has been a blindspot for the industry.
Many gamers, especially those of c
To continue reading this article you need to be registered with Campaign. Registration is free and only takes a minute. Register Now or sign in below if you already have an account.
