women
Women make up a huge chunk of the game-playing population, but it ain't always simple being a girl gamer.
Female Gamers
Forty-eight percent of the gaming community is female. That is an eight percent increase since 2010. You would think that with such increase, the gaming community would not only tolerate females but embrace them as well. Instead, many females who pick up a controller (or rock a keyboard) are called "fake gamers". Flirtation is rampant; sexist comments are normal.
By Chandra Harrison8 years ago in Gamers
Being a Gamer Girl
As I look over at my soon to be husband I think to myself how lucky I am to have him in my life and at the same time how hard it sometimes can be. He loves to play games and sometimes a little too much. As his wife I would love to have all of the attention and most of the time I get it. But when he plays games he also has headphones in listening to YouTube videos. So being the soft spoken person I am, it is sometimes hard for him to hear me. I know he is trying and I can tell he loves me with all his heart because the other night I wanted to do a puzzle. So I sat at the table doing it and for two hours he sat with me trying to help even though he is bad at it. When I first meet him, I did not play very many video games but now I have learned that is what we have in common. We bond over the things we love to do together. He loves seeing me so happy and it's the same with me. We would do anything to make each other happy, and that is what is so wonderful about our relationship. I will play games with him and he will cook or do puzzles with me. We are also both very competitive. I love playing Overwatch. He can can kick my butt most of the time. But when I do win, I love how he makes it such a big deal. It makes me so proud. Being a gamer girl in a relationship is learning to have fun and not take things so seriously. I mean come on, it is just a game. Last night for three hours he sat in the living room and played Monopoly with me until we both finally gave up, laughing until our hearts were content. Never giving up on each other is what we live for. And I honestly can't wait to marry one of THE most wonderful people in the world. For better for for worse no matter how many games I loose I will always love him!!
By Victoria contoise8 years ago in Gamers
Take the Shovel Back, I’m Not Burying Her: An Open Letter to Dontnod Entertainment. Top Story - September 2017.
Dear Dontnod, I’m really tired of seeing dead lesbians in media. When I say this, I don’t mean that I’m sad about the creative choices that have happened in recent media, or even that I’m heartbroken by the fact that "dead lesbians" is still a very common trope within modern media. No. When I say I’m tired of seeing dead lesbians in media, I mean that I’ve given up hope. That the surge of joy I once felt on the rare occasion that I saw my sexuality represented in a healthy way is quickly snuffed out by anxiety as I have to sit and debate if I even want to continue consuming this piece of media until I can be absolutely sure that said character won’t meet a grisly end.
By Destiny Smith8 years ago in Gamers
Responding to "Gamer Shaming". Top Story - August 2017.
Well, it's been a few years, so "Gamer Gate" has kind of blown over by now. But that's precisely why I feel a pressing need to talk about it. Because, in the thick of it, it was hard to even say "Gamer Gate" without getting tongue-lashed or even censored. Now, hopefully, since "time heals all wounds" we can sit down like reasonable adults and have a reasonable discussion about it. It's worth discussing. We shouldn't try to pretend it didn't happen just because it was ugly and tantrum-y. Both sides raised important arguments and made interesting statements about what they think the "gamer" identity is and should be. These days, to move forward as gamers, we should address the concerns of the critics of the video gaming community. I think we should do this with rational arguments, which were lost to the firebombs of virulent hostility on both sides I witnessed a few years ago.
By Tron Kurosawa8 years ago in Gamers
Dating Sims and the Decline of Japan's Birthrate
Two undeniable facts: Japan's birthrate has been in a steady decline since 1949 and Japan contains the largest quantity of dating sim games in the world – but are dating sims and the decline of Japan's birthrate somehow connected?
By Anthony Gramuglia9 years ago in Gamers
Girl Gamers: Why Women Are Ignored By Gaming Companies, And Why It Has To Stop
If there's one gaming group that seems to get crazy amounts of hate, it's girl gamers. Realistically, most of the people who play video games don't really hate female gamers - but those who do seem to think girl gamers are the spawn of Satan. Their crime? It's simple: they played video games while female.
By Patricia Sarkar9 years ago in Gamers
