She Was Fed Up With 'Killmonger Locs' Being the Black Hair Default in Video Games. So She Fixed ItWhen the life simulation game Paralives was released in early access, Danielle Udogaranya’s hand ached at the thought of making new Black hairstyles for it. Udogaranya, better known as Ebonix, has spent over a decade creating custom content for life simming games. She knows what it takes to craft the perfect digital coil, braid and kink—painstakingly long hours and tedious precision. “I thought to myself, why am I still having to do this?” Udogaranya, who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on her social media and Patreon accounts, tells WIRED. The content creator, who has a degree in psychology, has always had a “keen interest” in the intersection of gaming and identity, and sees mod creation as a way to help players celebrate themselves. Fans of games like The Sims spend their time flipping through her sites, downloading custom hair packs inspired by real-life styles not otherwise available in-game. As of now, the Ebonix Patreon has over 115,000 members, and hundreds of both free and paid content items. The Loc & Kinky Strand Generator Tool allows fellow custom content creators to…
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