Study Claims Men Play Female Avatars to 'Win'

mytrip writes to mention a News.com article about the rationale behind male players playing female avatars in online games. The article says that, while some players are probably exploring 'gender roles, many just want free stuff. From the article: "Kathryn Wright, WomenGamers's consulting psychologist, earlier this decade found that 60 percent of male players who don female avatars, or on-screen personas, do it to gain an advantage in game play. An enthusiast with the online handle Jackpot649 nailed the zeitgeist in his response to the About.com query: 'I'm a guy, but if I gotta look at an avatar all day, I'd sooner look at a female avatar. Plus, people give you more free stuff.'"

Comments

I win

[Joebert]

I've heard of people acting like bitches when they loose, but this is rediculas !

Re:This is why I treat all players in the game as

[ozmanjusri]

basing your opinion of everyone on a stereotype can be pretty offensive.

People who complain about stereotypes are always prissy whiners.