rustypup wrote:Congratulations Canadia! You've finally brought about Gaming Armageddon.
Silicon Sisters wrote:VANCOUVER, B.C., July 20, 2010 – Industry veterans Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch and Kirsten Forbes are announcing the formation of Silicon Sisters Interactive, a new Canadian video game company that will create games for a predominantly female audience.
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“We’re not interested in ‘pinkifying’ games, which is how girl games are typically designed,” says Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, Silicon Sisters’ CEO. “It’s no coincidence that the games I and many other female gamers are most drawn to have had women involved in their development. Girls and women game differently than boys and men. Silicon Sisters has studied these differences so we can make games that truly appeal to and resonate with the female audience.”
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Expect lots of sparkly-vampire themed sims... MMOs like World of Sparkly-Vampire Romance...
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Actually I think what they mean by not "pinkifying" it is that there aren't going to be any sparkly vampires.
rustypup wrote:Edminster wrote:rustypup wrote:women who would play videogames (a laughable concept) are shallow bints who just want to wallow in being the weaker sex
This is you. This is what you are arguing.
If the hideous shoe fits?... Nice stab at interpretation, but only moderately close...
I don't claim that all women are like this. I'm just sufficiently experienced to acknowledge that the large majority are, indeed, the sort who would much prefer to live a life of zero complex rumination and constant validation. If this weren't the case, there would be no daytime soap operas, Oprah Winfrey wouldn't have the power she has and we wouldn't have to make intellectual allowances for tolerating S.Meyer, furry boots in equatorial regions and J. Bieber/Westlife/Boyzone... all of which are marketed at precisely this type of women.
You, on the other hand, imagine that there is an as-yet-untapped horde of women out there gagging to play Doom3/CoD/Prototype?
Of the 12 or so lady gamers I know, 2 have actually surprised me by playing Diablo 2 or WoW. The balance fall into the category which you find so contrary - I hesitate to point out that these numbers do nothing for your case.
Please tell me your joking.
It's been my experience (since we're using anecdotal information here) that the kind of women who like pink and fluffy don't play a lot of video games, whereas I have heard more than a few testimonials from women who get dismissed right out at video game stores and told they'd only play "pink" games despite the fact they are major gamers who do play video games like Halo and WoW.* Believe it or not, there is a market out there for girl gamers who want video games designed for them that are real games. If you honestly don't believe me, I can link you to online rants.**
Rustypup wrote:the large majority are, indeed, the sort who would much prefer to live a life of zero complex rumination and constant validation.
That's a tad insulting, don't you think? Because all men are complex intellectuals who have such a high self esteem.
Rustypup wrote:If this weren't the case, there would be no daytime soap operas, Oprah Winfrey wouldn't have the power she has and we wouldn't have to make intellectual allowances for tolerating S.Meyer, furry boots in equatorial regions and J. Bieber/Westlife/Boyzone... all of which are marketed at precisely this type of women.
Again, because all media created for men is the pinnacle of intellectuality. The transformer movies really changed the way I looked at the world, and that Grownups movie really looks like the kind of movie that makes you think. And don't get me started about all the intellectually stimulating subtexts and interesting themes of Two and a half Men.
You know, I would almost think that popular culture is just geared towards the lowest common denominator or something ridiculous like that.
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Actually I'm surprised you're using WoW as an example of real gaming. It's lowest common denominator, it's incredibly repetitive, and the community is full of idiots. Seriously, there are better MMO's out there.
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Once again, since we're using anecdotal information here.
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