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Video Games Need A Woman's Touch
hattan wrote to mention an AP article going around detailing one woman's frustration with the roles for women in games. From the article: "Tara Teich enjoys nothing more than slipping into the role of a female video game character. But the 26-year-old software programmer gets annoyed by the appearance of such digital alter egos as the busty tomb raider Lara Croft or the belly-baring Wu the Lotus Blossom of 'Jade Empire.' Don't even get her started on the thong-bikini babes that the male gunmen win as prizes in 'Grand Theft Auto,' which was sent to stores with hidden sex scenes left embedded on the discs by programmers. "
What the industry seems to ignore is that the downloadable and web-game market (Bejeweled, Diner Dash, etc.) are wildly popular with women. The hardcore gaming market will always cater to men, because there will never be a big market for women. Why? Because women, generally, don't like competition. They don't like harsh challenges. They like to "play", not struggle to win. When you were a kid and out tackling other kids or hitting baseballs through the neighbor's window, what was your kid sister doing? Playing with dolls! That should tell you something! This kind of play is embodied in games like Bejeweled, Diner Dash, The Sims, etc. Stop looking for problems where they don't exist. You don't hear me complaining that women don't watch enough porn.
Digital Sailor
How many hollywood hunks she drools over when she goes to the movies.
Yeah men are often sexist, but women are too.
In three days she will be completely over the issue. until the next month.
and the next.
and the next.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.