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Women make up a huge chunk of the game-playing population, but it ain't always simple being a girl gamer.
My Input on Girls in Gaming
As a kid growing up in the 2000s, I was subject to all sorts of games and consoles becoming more and more popular. I had an older brother who introduced me to all sorts of PS2 games like, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit or Lego Star Wars, and a father who introduced me to fantasy-inspired games like Spyro the Dragon and eventually World Of Warcraft.
By Talia Golemme7 years ago in Gamers
Gamer Sexism. Top Story - July 2018.
Gender stereotyping and sexism, particularly in gaming, are two common problems throughout the gaming community. Most females within the gaming community have experienced such animosity when playing video games online. Consequently, there is major controversy over whether video games have a gender problem. I argue that video games do have a gender problem. Therefore, gamers, male and female, and non-gamers need to become aware and educated about the issues of harassment and sexism in online gaming. To address these issues, I will provide examples from my own gamer experience and those of other female gamers, as well as that of a game enthusiast. I will also provide statistics revealing the increase of online female gamers and the benefits of a male gamer.
By Jade Rosario8 years ago in Gamers
Representation of Girls in Video Games
The industry beginning to stray away from its old sexist ways has introduced new and more games with strong girl protagonists. Consequently, girl protagonists have made the gaming community more open to girls because of the less sexist representation and breaking of societally established gender roles.
By Brooke Jenkins8 years ago in Gamers
Talk Nerdy to Me
So, to kick this thing off… I’m Brittany Regay! I play games by day, read comics by night, and run around tomb raiding on the weekends. I decided to start this column to provide a platform to discuss, ponder, and illustrate the complexities within the game community and industry. If there are any topics you’d be interested in reading about or seeing discussed, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
By Brittany Regay8 years ago in Gamers
Zelda's Female Empowerment
The Legend Of Zelda is one of the most well known franchises in the world of gaming. Almost everyone knows about the story of a young boy in green called Link who slays Ganon and saves Princess Zelda. That's the main jest of the game, but Zelda is a lot more than just a damsel-in-distress. Whilst Nintendo's Princess Peach defines the damsel-in-distress model, Princess Zelda breaks the mould as stated on her Wikipedia page.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Gamers
Samus Aran's Female Empowerment
Samus Aran is the original femme fatale of Nintendo. Often referred as the first playable female character in gaming, the intergalactic bounty hunter has been a character of great interest to me. I was first introduced to Samus as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee. I did not play the original Metroid game until many years later. So I always knew that Samus was female.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Gamers
Bayonetta's Female Empowerment
I've come across many articles and videos about feminism and video games mixed together, but they always seem to have a very bitter undertone to it. Instead, some of these great characters are being labelled as damsels in distress, fan service, or simple love interests, and I think that's a shame. There doesn't seem to be much about how female video game characters can empower and inspire women in real life. If there is, it's completely hidden.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Gamers
Toxic Gaming Communities
Video games are for pure enjoyment and can bring stories and fantasies into life. Everyone in multiplayer games finds anonymous players from around the globe, befriends them, and includes them in a team or a guild. The inclusion rates in video games is rather high, even for solo players, there are benefits for people that simply want to be alone in a video game. Not including mobile gaming, women are interested in console and PC gaming. As a female gamer myself, I do enjoy both PC and console gaming. However, it comes at the expense of sanity.
By Andrea Gallegos8 years ago in Gamers
Growing up as a Female Gamer
Starting off as a mousy, dishwater blonde squirt of a girl I already looked like a so called nerd. Elementary school was nothing short of strange for me. The amount of bias and intriguing amount of acceptance was staggering as I look back on it now starting my adult life.
By Amaya Perks8 years ago in Gamers
Samus Aran- The Independent Variable. Top Story - February 2018.
With the release of Metroid: Samus Returns being considered a return to form for the series, and all of the hype for Metroid Prime 4, I thought I'd take a moment to discuss what Samus has meant to me as a character.
By Justin Smith8 years ago in Gamers
My KH3 Wish
You know what I really want in Kingdom Hearts 3? I want the girls looking out for each other. I want the first words on a restored Namine’s lips to be of Xion. Of the girl who had been forced into a terribly unfair decision, and faced it with such strength and goodness. I don’t want her shy and thankful and docile, as always. I want her determined and unwavering as she restores the memories of the girl who didn’t deserve to be forgotten. I want her coming back furious, raging against the unfairness of it all.
By Destiny Smith8 years ago in Gamers
