Tanya DePass

[14] Her work to make the industry more inclusive has been highlighted in the film Game Changer, directed by basketball player Tina Charles.

[18] In 2014, DePass used the hashtag #INeedDiverseGames while responding to a statement from Ubisoft claiming that it would not be feasible to animate female characters for the upcoming Assassin's Creed game.

Tweets using the hashtag were primarily those sharing positive messages about a desire for increased diversity and broader representation in video games.

[2][19][22] The organization, based in Chicago,[19] aimed to support visibility and access for underrepresented people within the video games industry, and was funded through Patreon and fundraising campaigns.

[25] DePass was a member of the Dungeons & Dragons Rivals of Waterdeep actual play livestream, which features a cast of people of color.

[28][29] In 2021, DePass was a player in The Black Dice Society, a Ravenloft themed Dungeons & Dragons actual play show on the official Wizards of the Coast channels.

[32][33] Based on the series, DePass funded Into the Mother Lands - An Original Afrofuturist TTRPG on Kickstarter in 2021, raising $360,606, with a projected release in September 2022.