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Topic: Women and Video-Gaming
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Puetski Murder
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posted 02 March 2004 06:11 PM
Okay, I like all kinds of video-games harking back to atari and 8 bit nintendo. I notice that video-gaming is still the realm of boys and men, especially games which have violent or non-constructive themes.Back when Quake first came out, I was chomping at the bit to join a women's clan. Nothing came of that, but I still think the concept is neat. If ever I set foot in a network gaming cafe, I'm usually the only female. Any other girl gamers out there? Find the whole gaming community depraved? What are your thoughts?
From: Toronto | Registered: Feb 2003
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Puetski Murder
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Babbler # 3790
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posted 02 March 2004 09:45 PM
I'm wondering, why the distinction?Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was a tremendous enjoyment to play for me (though I must admit incredibly misogynistic and violent) but I haven't found any female fans. Likewise with Doom and Wolfenstein. I did spend hours of my life on Diablo, Age of Empires and Warcraft 2. I know (few) other girls who like construction games, but draw the line at 'to the death' games like CounterStrike.
From: Toronto | Registered: Feb 2003
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Trinitty
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Babbler # 826
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posted 02 March 2004 09:52 PM
I'm a gamer.I prefer fantasy and adventure games. I finished Return of the King for Ps2 really quickly and enjoyed it. Playing The Hobbit now, much more of a cute game, it's by Sierra  . Liked PacWorld, and I'm about 3/4 of the way through PacWorld II. I loved the first Spyro the Dragon, but the other ones make me nauseous, I have no idea why. I loved the Mario games for the NES and Super NES. Played Final Fantasy thre and loved it. I'm not a fan of first person shooter or any of the Grand Theft stuff. Too violent and mainstream. We've got some new ones that I'll be starting when I get the time.
From: Europa | Registered: Jun 2001
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arborman
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Babbler # 4372
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posted 03 March 2004 04:09 PM
I've often wondered about the whole gender gap in the video gaming world. That one exists is undeniable, and there is a thesis somewhere for someone looking to explore it.I've tried, and failed, to get arborwoman interested in video games on occasion. She had a brief flirtation with Myst, but just didn't have the interest, or the desire, to figure out the whole puzzle. There seems to be a large proportion of the population, both genders, who see gaming as a 'waste of time'. This proportion, based on my unscientific personal experience, is significantly higher in women. Somehow watching tv is ok for many people in the part of the population that thinks games are silly. I think a lot of games are marketed, and designed, for the young male market. There may be a bit of a feedback loop as these folks then get into game design etc. later in life, but I've never met a marketer that wasn't looking for a new demographic to target, so that doesn't explain it completely.
From: I'm a solipsist - isn't everyone? | Registered: Aug 2003
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 03 March 2004 05:21 PM
I used to love basic "gun-and-run" games like Doom and Quake, and would play them rather intently. Mrs. Magoo didn't care to play the games themselves, but she did love to sit behind me and backseat drive. To her it was like an action movie that consulted her on occasion, and sometimes took her advice... 90% of which amounted to "Look out!!", with the other 10% being "Shoot that thing!". She used to also scream nicely when something would come blasting out of the shadows, thereby providing me with a primitive "surround sound" effect.She typically didn't care for air combat games, like Janes WWII, probably because they're a little monotonous. I often find myself torpedoing my own ship or sucker-punching my wingman, just to see some fireworks. Somehow, when there's no opportunity to pick up a flamethrowing chainsaw, games get a little boring. Finally I bought Descent, and its zero-gravity, three-degrees-of-freedom navigation made her queasy. Eventually I got bored of shooting robots in tunnels, and I don't game at all anymore.
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Puetski Murder
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posted 03 March 2004 07:48 PM
I tried and failed to get my mom into Mortal Kombat. I even turned the blood setting off, and chose our characters as female. Nada. She prefers Win98 solitaire.In a university dorm one night, I roundly kicked ass at MKII. All challengers were male, and there was somehow shame associated to losing to me, a girl. This left a bad taste in my mouth. What difference does it make who you lost to, you lost period. My rabble handle even comes from my network gaming excursions. It sounds "rough" and male, and derision need not break out because someone lost to a girl. Though I always contemplated what the difference would be if I network gamed as "sweet'n'sexy_lilangel" or something equally vomitous. Ohhh! I remember wanting Ancient Empires so badly back in 91-92.
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thrantos
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posted 12 March 2004 07:23 PM
Hi- I think this is a great topic. I, too, am subject to the boy's club. Worse, I find that I practically have to slaughter a boy's character before he'll acknowledge that I'm a serious gamer. That, or ascend the 60th Secret-Level Temple of whatever. *grr*Anyway, my faves are: Warcraft, Black/White, Red Faction, Doom, AoEmpires, Neverwinter Nights, and Stronghold. Recently of late I find myself playing Minesweeper, as well. *stupid landmimes... gah...*
From: Edson, Alberta | Registered: Nov 2003
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