Harsh realities of being a professional 'girl gamer'
6 years, 11 months ago

Harsh realities of being a professional 'girl gamer'

BBC  

Harsh realities of being a professional 'girl gamer' Getty Images They endure everything from subtle jabs to full-on death threats, but these women are not deterred from pursuing their passion for professional gaming. Canadian Stephanie Harvey – or missharvey as she's known in the gaming world – is a video game developer and e-sports player who’s played for female teams that have won six major international competitions. Getty Images Female gamers often join women-only teams, but some opt to play on mixed teams with men So why is the term “girl gamer” seen as derogatory? Getty Images Female gamers say the sexism would subside if more women entered the industry and if more video games introduced lead female characters Trolls told Leahviathan to “get cancer and die” and made rape threats because she promoted a game they didn't like. Getty Images Some women gamers have reported being threatened by online trolls, some even enduring death threats Despite the harsh realities of being a female gamer, Harvey is upbeat: "Most of my career and my life.

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Women Gamers Emerging as the Future Torchbearers
4 months ago

Women Gamers Emerging as the Future Torchbearers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In DreamHack 2024, a young girl, Jennie, held up a sign that screamed “You inspire us.” She wasn’t cheering for the usual suspects of gaming royalty. According to Lumikai "State of India Interactive Media and Gaming Report-November", women now make up 44 per cent of India’s 591 million gamers, up from 41 per cent the year before. “People still …

A blockbuster Chinese video game sparks debate on sexism in the nation’s gaming industry
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A blockbuster Chinese video game sparks debate on sexism in the nation’s gaming industry

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A blockbuster new Chinese video …

Women command 41% share in India’s gaming arena: survey
1 year, 4 months ago

Women command 41% share in India’s gaming arena: survey

The Hindu  

Breaking the stereotype of online gaming being a male bastion, a pan-India survey has revealed that 41 % of the gamers are women. The Lumikai Gaming Report said that a survey was conducted with 2,317 respondents across different demographics to gain insight into gamer and non-gamer motivations, behaviours, preferences, and monetisation potential. Chairman of India Game Developer Conference, Rajesh Rao …

The dark threats and sexual abuse women gamers endure
3 years, 9 months ago

The dark threats and sexual abuse women gamers endure

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I don’t sit or stand right.” Sunpi, who lives in the Midlands, said she regularly discovers …

Resignations and reckoning: Game industry’s existential quest for a more inclusive space
4 years, 8 months ago

Resignations and reckoning: Game industry’s existential quest for a more inclusive space

LA Times  

American culture — who it represents, what it says — is undergoing a rethink, a long overdue course-correction in which social movements against racism and sexual harassment and abuse have galvanized participants to demand change. Techland, the developer of “Dying Light 2,” issued a statement that said, “together with Chris Avellone, we’ve decided to end our cooperation,” citing “no tolerance” …

Girl gamers are three times more likely to pursue science, math degrees
6 years, 5 months ago

Girl gamers are three times more likely to pursue science, math degrees

India Today  

Looks like educators can target girl gamers to increase the number of girls taking up STEM subjects for higher studies! How the study can be used to encourage girls to take up PSTEM subjects: Anesa Hosein, who led the study, believes that identifying and targeting certain female groups early may help encourage more girls to take up PSTEM subjects like …

Girl gamers: The women who earn six figures playing consoles on camera
7 years, 9 months ago

Girl gamers: The women who earn six figures playing consoles on camera

The Independent  

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Mass Effect: Andromeda Is A Stark Reminder That Girls Game Too
8 years ago

Mass Effect: Andromeda Is A Stark Reminder That Girls Game Too

Huff Post  

BioWare, EA Games via MassEffect.com For the past 5-6 years I have been mesmerized by the interactive world of BioWare. Women may want to play games, but they do not necessarily have the same objectives as men. “While women may be invited in from time to time, the general landscape of these environments remains masculine.” The Boy’s Treehouse is wrought …

Women gamers battle misogyny, violence: Will they breach gaming industry's gender divide?
8 years, 5 months ago

Women gamers battle misogyny, violence: Will they breach gaming industry's gender divide?

Firstpost  

The next time you think of gamers, perhaps you should be thinking of college girls. One commonly cited reason for the high numbers of women gamers is that the very definition of gaming has expanded to include games played on multiple devices, including mobile phones. One employee at an Indian gaming studio who asked to remain anonymous, says that within …

Girls keep out: Female video gamers face vile abuse, threats
9 years ago

Girls keep out: Female video gamers face vile abuse, threats

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Nico Deyo, a 33-year-old e-commerce specialist from Milwaukee, used to enjoy mixing it up with players from around the world in the popular online fantasy game “World of Warcraft.” Then a stalker began harassing her on the game’s forums, impersonating her in the game and, later, sending her barrages of Twitter messages, some threatening her with graphic …

Report: More women want to become video game designers
9 years, 6 months ago

Report: More women want to become video game designers

NL Times  

An increasing number of women are choosing video game design as a career. "It is becoming somewhat more common to choose a game-course", Karen Sikkema, who teaches in the program Game and Interaction at the Utrecht School of Arts, said to the broadcaster. More women in a design team might bring even more games like that." "For variety it is …

Gamergate Goons Can Scream All They Want, But They Can't Stop Progress
10 years, 5 months ago

Gamergate Goons Can Scream All They Want, But They Can't Stop Progress

Wired  

Games aren't very fun these days. There's a reason "gamer" has become a singular term in a way "comic book fan," "movie buff" and "TV viewer" aren't. An Existential Threat Forged in the fires of multibillion-dollar corporate interests, the modern notion of the "gamer" revolves centrally around young, middle-class men and their hobbies. But this image is increasingly at odds …

Zoe Quinn harassment: A letter to a young male gamer.
10 years, 7 months ago

Zoe Quinn harassment: A letter to a young male gamer.

Slate  

There are a lot of jerks on the Internet. I write to you about the ongoing gaming scandal that’s inflamed the Internet concerning game designer Zoe Quinn and gaming journalism. When I hear that 4chan gamers raised $13,000 for the project, I thought, “Fantastic!” Some people will say that male gamers are just doing it out of spite, that the …

Art imitating life: How sexism in video games mirrors real-life gender imbalance
12 years, 3 months ago

Art imitating life: How sexism in video games mirrors real-life gender imbalance

The Independent  

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Just a Girl Gamer, GeekMom, Post-Modern Digital Diva
13 years, 10 months ago

Just a Girl Gamer, GeekMom, Post-Modern Digital Diva

Wired  

My name is Kat and I'm a proud military wife, mother of three, founder of a military children's organization, and an elementary school children's author. I’ve been pulling the gaming industry for over 20 years now, starting with pen & paper AD&D, MUDS and MOOS, and then onto virtual games like Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot. When I am …

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