Grrrrl Gamerz

[Salsashark]

So, in spite of the retarded thread title, I thought I'd post this interview because it's one of the few (only?) articles on the subject I've read that isn't terrible. Because most videogames + girls articles are utter crap. In truth, it's really more about non-gamers in general, I think, rather than just girls (but of course girls make up a large portion of people that don't play games).

Nothing really new here, but it's pretty concise and kind of ends up epitomizing the directon videogames seem to be headed in pretty well.

http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/08/25/gam...nder-by-babsi/

Some highlights:

A deliberately stylised game such as Loco Roco will look fresh also after years whereas interactive tech demos like Halo will look old-fashioned as soon as the technological standards of CG have risen again.

It is fascinating that cultural texts deriving from a totally different society can have such a universal appeal. I think this is because Japanese game designers seem to approach the game making process from a more human and emotional perspective.

Non-competitive videogames are a novelty in the West and I think many players are becoming tired of the rigid notion of direct competition, high-scores and zero-sum losers.

As long as technology is ideologically linked to the expertise of males there will be a certain obstacle for other gaming demographics like females and older people.

Girls are not against violence, but against pointless repetition and boredom.

Discuss?

[Joust Williams]

T, F, F (well the second part is T), F, F

[Yoshi]

So do you and Compass consider yourselves grrrrls or is that too FPSish for your feminine tastes?

[Nomi]

So... Let's all generalize what females should like in a game. Yeah, I play a few puzzle games and Loco Roco makes me laugh, but I still play Halo 2 more than anything. You have a vagina and you play games, congratulations. Don't write a book about it.

[Yoshi]

I <3 Nomi

[Nick]

I <3 vaginas.

[voltz]

So... Let's all generalize what females should like in a game.

Let's also generalize what females don't like, such as how women are exploited as overdeveloped sex-objects for the male demographic just because japan's tastes cross the line with their economy being overly perverted.

[Yoshi]

for the male democratic

That's demographic. They have to give us overdeveloped girls so that fuckers that can't spell can pretend they'll eventually get some.

[Salsashark]

So... Let's all generalize what females should like in a game. Yeah, I play a few puzzle games and Loco Roco makes me laugh, but I still play Halo 2 more than anything. You have a vagina and you play games, congratulations. Don't write a book about it.

"You have a vagina and you play Halo 2, congratulations."

Did you read the article though? I mean, I agree with you but she says as much.

However, there can never be any generalisation: it is not possible to talk about THE Japanese, or THE girls or THE videogame. I think personal taste, mood, age etc are much more important factors for game preference than anything else.

[Yoshi]

And that last quote removes any reason for the article to exist, proving Nomi correct.