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Sex in Games Conference Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the keep-it-civil-people dept.

An anonymous reader writes "1UP has a story on the announcement of the first ever Sex in Games Conference. According to the group putting it on, the conference is to 'focus on the design, development, and technology of sex in video games from a national as well as international perspective.' It's a two-day event taking place this June in San Francisco. Some of the lectures are: 'Sex in Games: Where are We Now?', 'The Future of Sex and Technology,' and 'The Making of the SeXbox: Applied Hardware'."

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  1. wow by insertwackynamehere · · Score: 2, Insightful

    thats a great way to add even more stereotypes to gamers.

    1. Re:wow by ZephyrXero · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I seriously don't see why sex in games is such a big deal for everyone. I'd much rather have a kid see a couple nipples or something than learning the fine art of decapitation or headshots ;)

      Sex is a pretty ridiculous rating issue for all forms of media it would seem though. Whether it be games, movies, music or magazines... anything crossing the slightest line of sexuality is going to get a harder rating/restriction than something with all sorts of death and violence...it just doesn't make sense.

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      "A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."
  2. It makes sense to try and improve sex in games by MagicDude · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Funny as it sounds, sex is one area that doesn't stand out on its own in video gaming. Think of the prime gaming demographic of males age 10-30. The nerds have RPGs, the jocks have sports games, the antisocials have violent games, but where are the games specifically marketed to the horndogs? Yeah, hot girls are abundant in video games, but they're the character as part of a larger story, and not primarily the main focus. History has shown us how games built solely around T&A (BMXXX, DOA beach volleyball) don't sell very well, even though all logic says they should. This conference could go a long way into exploring one of the uncracked parts of the teenage psyche. Teenagers want hot girls with large boobies, so why aren't they buying those games?

  3. Nob Hill by JimmehAH · · Score: 2, Insightful

    taking place June 8-9, 2006 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San Fransico, Califronia.

    Hahahah!
    That's brilliant. I hope they picked that on purpose.