On the one hand, these women's accounts demonstrated that there are, in fact, "lady game creators" in the industry
There are many complex, structural reasons why the industry is predominantly male
A closer inspection of #1reasonwhy reveals more subtle reasons for women's absence from gaming. According to Margaret Robertson, director of development studio Hide&Seek, the surprise elicited by #1reasonwhy shows "how often women in the game world don't feel comfortable drawing attention to themselves—and especially drawing attention to themselves as a woman." As a result of women's "self-censorship," the image of the gaming industry becomes even more disproportionately male.
While you're here, how about this:
Girls vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors - WSJ
Emerging research indicates that brain differences between males and females help account for the split.
All-Girl Varsity Esports Team Makes History at Ohio University - Parentology
"During my time in the Obama administration, we began to notice the impact that esports was having on educational institutions," Collins said to Parentology
Some high schools have already formed varsity esports teams, but this is the first all-girl esports team. And when colleges and universities across the US are boasting clubs dedicated to esports as well as including esports performance in the criteria for scholarships and admissions, educators have to take notice.
New Monopoly game celebrates innovative women — and pays them more than men | In the Bend |
"The first game where women make more than men," reads the bottom of the new Ms. Monopoly game, which for the first time in Monopoly history features a character other than Mr. Monopoly on the cover
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In her world, the experiences of women, and their broad contributions to society, form the basis of the board game
Along the way, players can pick up tokens, such as a barbell, a glass or a jet plane
"With all of the things surrounding female empowerment, it felt right to bring this to Monopoly in a fresh new way," Boswinkel said. "It's giving the topic some relevancy to everyone playing it that everybody gets a turn, and this time women get an advantage at the start."
While you're here, how about this:
Gaming can be toxic toward women and minorities. Electronic Arts wants to help fix that - CNET
One way they do that is to change their username to include racially charged language when they leave comments while she's streaming! All the Slender Ladies: Body Diversity in Video ...- YouTube www.youtube.com /watch?v=qbqRtp5ZUGE The Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective.!! They'd include words "like ghetto, N-word and slurs," she said
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Over the next three hours, EA outlined how it plans to combat this issue. It's going to start releasing regular reports about the health of its online communities EA said it also wants to inspire its players to help make change, too
Of course, harassment and bullying are pervasive on social networking. And EA isn't the only gaming company attempting to tackle these issues
"Video games are for everyone, and we need to keep a safe environment for the enjoyment of all, but not everyone's cool like that," he said.
Gaming's #MeToo Moment and the Tyranny of Male Fragility | WIRED
Holowka's colleagues on the popular game Night in the Woods were quick to cut ties with him. "Enough of the allegations are extremely plausible and just about all of it we've corroborated with other sources," wrote Scott Benson on the game's Kickstarter page. "I'm not going to list those out here, this isn't a trial, and we don't /owe/ the internet a comprehensive accounting of why so many people who have known Alec for years have looked at the accusations and believed them."
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