You missed my point. In the beginning I discussed how the female market may be getting turned off by the ads. In the second part I talked about how OTHER gamers who prefer non-combative games are also being alienated... not just women or people who are against sexualized ads.
I am a female action gamer. I've played all of id's games and loved them. Violence in games doesn't bother me as long as the game itself is good and solid (like Quake).
What I was trying to get across was that other types of gamers are being ignored. I don't assume to know what all women want, because I believe a lot of them want the same things as men... good gameplay, good graphics, and most importantly variety. I can't speak for every woman because every woman is different, but when it comes to game advertising, they ARE marketing for a certain group and ignoring others.
According to the IDSA's fourth annual Video and PC Game Industry Trends Survey, more women are playing games than ever. Thirty five percent of console game players and more than 43 percent of PC gamers are women, a slight increase over last year.
They had other statistics for who buys the games. These were the statistics for who plays them.
I read this off of the link to the October 24th article on Slashdot relating to Lovelorn Geeks:
"A woman just like you wouldn't be there for you when you wanted a hug. She'd be obsessively coding or posting on Slashdot herself, and would brush you off when you needed her. What you really want is a woman who will be there for you when you get tired of staring at your monitor and need some loving, but will leave you alone and not demand your attention when you're busy. You don't want a Geek Girl. You want a woman who is willing and able to meet a geek's needs, which is not the same thing at all."
That paragraph basically states you wouldn't like yourself if you dated yourself, because you would be giving yourself the cold shoulder. Maybe if these type of geeks took a long look at themselves, they might realize what the real problem is here. If you can't date yourself because you are a cold fish how can you expect others to date you??
I'm a geek. I'll admit it. I'm dating a geek too. We play console/computer games together, we hang out in the same chat channels online with others, and we schedule our computer time so that we are both online or on the computer at the same time (usually), therefore able to spend the time away from the computer together. By both being a bit on the geek side, we generally understand why one of us might feel compelled to sit on their computer till 4am playing a game.
In other words, having the same interests can most definetely be a good thing. For those who can't stand to date someone like themselves, well... if you don't like yourself maybe you should think about changing.
I don't like guns, unless they are in computer games (where they can't actually kill ppl). Not to mention, most people either end up shooting themselves by accident, or their kids do.
I used to carry mace, and the problem I noticed with weapons like that is that it gives you a false sense of protection. The best way to protect yourself is to try not to put yourself in dangerous situations. There is no other fullproof way.
So, if someone knifes me with the techno bra on... the police are just going to whip around the corner and stop the guy? Well you see, I will already be dead so what is the point?
The techno bra doesn't seem like a good idea to me for "protection" but I think it could have a great medical advantage for older people. If this thing monitors your heart rate, it could really save lives if the phone calls went back to your closest hospital.
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You missed my point. In the beginning I discussed how the female market may be getting turned off by the ads. In the second part I talked about how OTHER gamers who prefer non-combative games are also being alienated... not just women or people who are against sexualized ads.
I am a female action gamer. I've played all of id's games and loved them. Violence in games doesn't bother me as long as the game itself is good and solid (like Quake).
What I was trying to get across was that other types of gamers are being ignored. I don't assume to know what all women want, because I believe a lot of them want the same things as men... good gameplay, good graphics, and most importantly variety. I can't speak for every woman because every woman is different, but when it comes to game advertising, they ARE marketing for a certain group and ignoring others.
Since there are a lot of questions about the statistics, I will restate where I got them from (they are stated at the bottom of the article):
IDSA -- http://www.idsa.com/releases/consumer.ht ml
Quote:
According to the IDSA's fourth annual Video and PC Game Industry Trends Survey, more women are playing games than ever. Thirty five percent of console game players and more than 43 percent of PC gamers are women, a slight increase over last year.
They had other statistics for who buys the games. These were the statistics for who plays them.
I read this off of the link to the October 24th article on Slashdot relating to Lovelorn Geeks:
"A woman just like you wouldn't be there for you when you wanted a hug. She'd be obsessively coding or posting on Slashdot herself, and would brush you off when you needed her. What you really want is a woman who will be there for you when you get tired of staring at your monitor and need some loving, but will leave you alone and not demand your attention when you're busy. You don't want a Geek Girl. You want a woman who is willing and able to meet a geek's needs, which is not the same thing at all."
That paragraph basically states you wouldn't like yourself if you dated yourself, because you would be giving yourself the cold shoulder. Maybe if these type of geeks took a long look at themselves, they might realize what the real problem is here. If you can't date yourself because you are a cold fish how can you expect others to date you??
I'm a geek. I'll admit it. I'm dating a geek too. We play console/computer games together, we hang out in the same chat channels online with others, and we schedule our computer time so that we are both online or on the computer at the same time (usually), therefore able to spend the time away from the computer together. By both being a bit on the geek side, we generally understand why one of us might feel compelled to sit on their computer till 4am playing a game.
In other words, having the same interests can most definetely be a good thing. For those who can't stand to date someone like themselves, well... if you don't like yourself maybe you should think about changing.
Just my two cents.
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I don't like guns, unless they are in computer games (where they can't actually kill ppl). Not to mention, most people either end up shooting themselves by accident, or their kids do.
I used to carry mace, and the problem I noticed with weapons like that is that it gives you a false sense of protection. The best way to protect yourself is to try not to put yourself in dangerous situations. There is no other fullproof way.
So, if someone knifes me with the techno bra on... the police are just going to whip around the corner and stop the guy? Well you see, I will already be dead so what is the point?
The techno bra doesn't seem like a good idea to me for "protection" but I think it could have a great medical advantage for older people. If this thing monitors your heart rate, it could really save lives if the phone calls went back to your closest hospital.