The document discusses issues related to the portrayal and treatment of women in the video game industry, including:
- Women who are developers or critics of video games often face violent threats from gaming communities.
- Genres that typically appeal more to women are not developed as seriously, and their legitimacy is sometimes disqualified.
- Female characters are commonly sexualized or made dependent on male characters.
3. Research
Video game communities do not welcome
women
- Female developers or critics of video games
receive violent threats
http://www.themarysue.com/gamergate-nyt/
4. Accessible game genres for women are not
developed as seriously
- The legitimacy of games that typically appeal to
women is disqualified
http://boingboing.net/2015/08/08/no-girl-wins-three-ways-
women.html
5. Portrayal of women in games is marginalizing
- Female characters are typically sexualized or made
dependent on male characters
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/10/teenage-
boys-sexist-video-games
66. Jordan Bagg
Words to Create Organizational Name
Femme
Girl
Play
Games
Sister
Creator
67. Jordan Bagg
Created Organizational Name:
Femme + Play =
FemPlay
Fun, feminine and optimistic energy engages
members toward a positive future for games.