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This is my first serious post so go easy on me......
oh and I can't post it in Prime cause I'm not a regular....yet
Gendered Gaming
There seems to be a new trend in the games industry to encourage girls to get interested in Video games and Computers. One if the main ways of doing this has been by producing games which are aimed at a female audience.
Early examples of games aimed at girls used well known games and made them girly, for example, Ms PacMan was a version of the popular PacMan game wher the lead character was given a pink bow. Other examples of the "think pink" approach to gaming girls have included releasing pink versions of the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance.
More Recent attempts to produce female orientated games included such 'gems' as the Barbie, Mary Kate & Ashley and Britney spears games.:p
New companies led by feminists are dedicating themselves to producing games for girls, many of these concentrating on themes of friendship between girls and strong posative role models.
Of course...you and I can see theat this attitude towards girls and gaming is never going to work. Girls don't want to be segregated from boys and told this is type of game you should be playing. About 40% of the self proclaimed serious gamers in the USA are (or claim to be :p) female. Most of these female gamers play the same games as you guys.
So here is what I think the gaming industry needs to do.
1. Wake up and realise that there is a huge market of female gamers out there
2. Start to include images of female gamers in TV and magazine adverts
(well have you ever seen a girl in a game or comsole advert!...have you?)
3. Start giving us a choice of the lead role in games,like in Diablo 2 where a choice of 5 characters are available 2 of which are women. While not all women want to play female character the element of choice is bound to encourage us.
4. Oh yeah and don't stare at me like I'm some sort of alien every time I walk into GameStation :p
So I know its a bit of shock to see me posting seriously for a change, but there you go ;)
Bimbo
oh and I can't post it in Prime cause I'm not a regular....yet
Gendered Gaming
There seems to be a new trend in the games industry to encourage girls to get interested in Video games and Computers. One if the main ways of doing this has been by producing games which are aimed at a female audience.
Early examples of games aimed at girls used well known games and made them girly, for example, Ms PacMan was a version of the popular PacMan game wher the lead character was given a pink bow. Other examples of the "think pink" approach to gaming girls have included releasing pink versions of the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance.
More Recent attempts to produce female orientated games included such 'gems' as the Barbie, Mary Kate & Ashley and Britney spears games.:p
New companies led by feminists are dedicating themselves to producing games for girls, many of these concentrating on themes of friendship between girls and strong posative role models.
Of course...you and I can see theat this attitude towards girls and gaming is never going to work. Girls don't want to be segregated from boys and told this is type of game you should be playing. About 40% of the self proclaimed serious gamers in the USA are (or claim to be :p) female. Most of these female gamers play the same games as you guys.
So here is what I think the gaming industry needs to do.
1. Wake up and realise that there is a huge market of female gamers out there
2. Start to include images of female gamers in TV and magazine adverts
(well have you ever seen a girl in a game or comsole advert!...have you?)
3. Start giving us a choice of the lead role in games,like in Diablo 2 where a choice of 5 characters are available 2 of which are women. While not all women want to play female character the element of choice is bound to encourage us.
4. Oh yeah and don't stare at me like I'm some sort of alien every time I walk into GameStation :p
So I know its a bit of shock to see me posting seriously for a change, but there you go ;)
Bimbo
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> problem with most female characters in games is they just have big
> (.)(.) to attract male gamers...
makes me identify with them though ;)
> (.)(.) to attract male gamers...
makes me identify with them though ;)
> 2. Start to include images of female gamers in TV and magazine
> adverts
> (well have you ever seen a girl in a game or comsole advert!...have
> you?)
on game network (bad games channel -has two female games fans presenting) and all those other (Failed) game shows such as bits and thumb bandits (i think that's what they're called- never seen them though) had female presenters...but i think it maybe more to attract males to watch it (rather than female naturally).
on adverts you do get females on them...but i'm not sure whether they're gamers or not...just s*x appeal i reckon
> 3. Start giving us a choice of the lead role in games,like in Diablo 2
> where a choice of 5 characters are available 2 of which are women.
> While not all women want to play female character the element of
> choice is bound to encourage us.
problem with most female characters in games is they just have big (.)(.) to attract male gamers...i mean look at lara and the doa3 people -i mean would you want to choose them (as a female gamer) when they are just aimed at males full of hormones
> adverts
> (well have you ever seen a girl in a game or comsole advert!...have
> you?)
on game network (bad games channel -has two female games fans presenting) and all those other (Failed) game shows such as bits and thumb bandits (i think that's what they're called- never seen them though) had female presenters...but i think it maybe more to attract males to watch it (rather than female naturally).
on adverts you do get females on them...but i'm not sure whether they're gamers or not...just s*x appeal i reckon
> 3. Start giving us a choice of the lead role in games,like in Diablo 2
> where a choice of 5 characters are available 2 of which are women.
> While not all women want to play female character the element of
> choice is bound to encourage us.
problem with most female characters in games is they just have big (.)(.) to attract male gamers...i mean look at lara and the doa3 people -i mean would you want to choose them (as a female gamer) when they are just aimed at males full of hormones
Rosalind wrote:
> 4. Oh yeah and don't stare at me like I'm some sort of alien every
> time I walk into GameStation :p
whoever said we were staring at you like an alien....that's not to say we weren't staring :D
> 4. Oh yeah and don't stare at me like I'm some sort of alien every
> time I walk into GameStation :p
whoever said we were staring at you like an alien....that's not to say we weren't staring :D
thankyou :)
Done.
And yep
And yep
can you do that?
p.s did you like huh..did you..huh !!!!
p.s did you like huh..did you..huh !!!!
Do you want me to post this in Prime for you?
The girly games you mention are all, to be honest, pants. Developers should give girls 'the benefit of the doubt' and instead of producing 'pink' games for them encourage girls to play games which boys play anyway.
> Or something like that. I can't make very good, interesting or even
> more than 5 lined posts at this time in the morning...
Its diversion Tatics....I should be doing work ;)
> more than 5 lined posts at this time in the morning...
Its diversion Tatics....I should be doing work ;)
That was interesting. I thought it was gonna be about Sexist gaming, in GameBOY, and Mario BROS. Which I'd seen before.
Good post.
Good post.
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