Genderplay in Videogames

thenovacrisis writes "Game Girl Advance has an interesting article about the various female characters in videogames. She talks about the important balance between alienation and identification, the Aesthetics of Sexy Girls, and various MMORPGs. An interesting read for all." A lot of games are compared, and issues raised. Good food for thought for character design.

Comments

Re:Gender Play

[Anonymous Coward]

The point of the article was that women didn't want to play this game

Ummmm... So all 4 of you didn't want to play the game? I don't think the publishers really care...

Re:Guys in games.

[Saeger]

Oh, but there really is and ideal body expectation built into all males, whether you want to believe it or not, and whether you agree with chicks striving for it or not.

It's called evolutionary psychology, and here a few examples of it:

• A sexy, child-bearing 0.7 waist-to-hip ratio; this is what ALL cultures have been shown to find the most desirable. Anorexics like Aeon Flux are sickly-thin, and >1.0 fatasses are just disgusting (and might be pregnant).
• Large tits: Large tits produce just as much milk as small tits, so we're not wired for that reason. Rather, the theory is that when humans started fucking missionary-style, large tits reminded the male of the plump ass they used to grab onto from when they used to do it exclusively doggy-style like the rest of the 4-legged primates.
• Lipstick == red lips == guys think of vagina-mouth wrapped around penis.
• Botox == labia lips == softer, better blowjobs ... and kisses.
• High heels: Get that ass up there, girl!

Hmm. My list seems to have gotten progressively cruder, but I am being half-serious. :)

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