#womeningaming

[night-lie]

I have opened the path.

[lovewillabides]

The Last Solar Threading Ritual

[dread-red-queen]

GOLD & SILVER

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[phoenixnymphy]

New campaign starts up in 2 hours im so excited! Pic1: My character notebook Pic2: RWOG hype post Pic3: vharacter artwork by Mel Addams (https://at.tumblr.com/mel-addams/8hit46dis32w) #dnd #dnd5e #womeningaming #nonbinary #realwomenofgaming #girlstreamers #ttrpg #voiceactor #voice #roleplay #rp #character #art #artwork #improv #creative #storyteller https://www.instagram.com/p/CnZ6gk6PdVV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gameznewsinfo]

Discover the most iconic female video game characters who have redefined gaming and inspired millions!

Top 10 Female Game Characters Every Gamer Must Know 🎮👑

[larasarty]

[the-oddysay]

FIRST impression of bayonetta | Concept and character design | Deep dive

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[unrulymagic]

me when i was right all along:

[hagiographer13]

Five Years of Kassandra!

In honour of the 5th anniversary of the release of Assassin's Creed Odyssey ... unleashing the awesome that IS Kassandra ... Here is my photoset of Kyra's seduction of our magnificent Misthios --

[bobastudios]

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! 🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

And on top of that, we've hit 25% of our goal in the first 15 MINUTES!🥹Thank you to everyone who has already pledged—for anyone who hasn't, check out our page soon—the rewards are going quick! 🏃‍♀️

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[lakis19]

✨ Exciting Update! ✨

I just finished some art for our game, and I can’t wait for you to see it! 🎨 Dive into our visual novel dating sim featuring magical girls set against the backdrop of World War. It’s a unique blend of adventure, romance, and magic!

I’d love for you to check it out and share your thoughts! 💖

👉 Play here!

[night-lie]

rise like the sun

[lovewillabides]

[balsamicvinegar56]

What about the women in games?

Keogh (2021) discusses the Melbourne indie game scene: he explores the real-world games communities, using the Freeplay Independent Games Festival as an example (Keogh 2021, p. 215), and how the online games community is flourishing through servers such as discord (Keogh 2021, p. 214). Keogh (2021) also explains game development within Melbourne through two main lenses: the local versus global context, or as a money-making business versus it being for individual creative pleasure. An interesting point which Keogh (2021, pp. 213, 220) touches on but didn’t analyse was games male dominated culture and how it’s reflected within games and the games community.

As a result of the games industry being heavily dominated by male figures for an extended period of time, we continue to see the effects being reflected within video games themselves. According to Cruea and Park (2012, p. 47) video games are designed to dismiss female interest from the beginning. During the marketing process, popular video games are being framed as ‘unappealing or even stressful’ to women (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 47). In addition to this, features within video games are obviously designed for the male gaze by subverting women as sexual objects. Despite female characters in games being less common compared to male characters, when they do appear, they are shown with large breast and small waists (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 48). Unfortunately, for women, this is raising concerns about the influence of unrealistic body standards (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 46) and as a result of this type of gender representation, women in particular, are finding less enjoyment from playing video games (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 48).

Personally, I’m not an avid gamer; however, I have watched people play games. When I was younger, and Grand Theft Auto was trending, I remember watching family friends play and was shocked to notice that the main female representation was prostitutes and women in strip clubs.

Not only are women sidelined within video games but it’s also common for women in the games community to feel unincluded. Cruea and Park (2012, p. 47) explain how male peers often assert dominance over female gamers by taking control over gaming equipment, hence not giving female gamers a chance to be apart of their communities. Also, due to the lack of female presence within the games industry for so many years, there has been a lack of support for fellow female gamers (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 47), meaning they have been outnumbered by the male gaming population. It has been expressed that female’s playing games for extended periods of time is a taboo subject, compared to it being a ‘male activity’ (Cruea & Park 2012, pp. 47-48). This ties into women feeling uncomfortable playing games in public because game mastery is usually only acceptable for the male community (Cruea & Park 2012, p. 47).

It’s clear that female representation within games and the games community has been unequal and unrealistic for many years; however, more currently, there is a noticeable rise in female gamers which may spark a new era for the gaming industry.

References:

Cruea, M & Park, S 2012, ‘Gender disparity in video game usage: A third-person perception-based explanation’, Media Psychology, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 44-67, https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2011.648861.

GearOS Play’s 2018, Evolution Of Strip Clubs In Grand Theft Auto Series (2002-2013), accessed 1 May 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlUItjVYlY.

Keogh, B 2021, ‘The Melbourne indie game scenes: value regimes in localized game development’ in P Ruffino (ed), Independent Videogames: Cultures, Networks, Techniques and Politics, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 209-222.

[roughwatersthegame]

🏝️Ending Soon🏝️ Our Kickstarter ends in 10 days! It’s your last chance to join a Queer, inclusive, exciting adventure! Did we mention that every backer will have their name engraved on the ship? Most importantly, backing us will grant you a free sip in the Fountain of Youth ! What are you waiting for ? Notre Kickstarter se termine dans 10 jours ! C'est votre dernière chance de rejoindre une aventure Queer, inclusive et excitante ! Avons-nous mentionné que chaque participant-e verra son nom gravé sur le navire ? Et surtout, nous soutenir vous accordera une gorgée gratuite dans la Fontaine de Jouvence ! Qu'est-ce que tu attends ?

[0miasblog]

In this TikTok video posted by SkyNews, some women come forward to speak up about their experiences with gaming. This traces back to the video we watched this week with Kamala Harris, Ashley Judd, and Anita Sarkeesian. For context, Anita talks about the threats and harassment she faces online every day. The examples that are portrayed in the video show how aggressive and hostile men can be towards women in gaming, which is something Anita talked about from her own experiences.