what does gender have to do with it
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What Does Gender Have To Do With It:The Inherent Biases Of The Video Game Industry
Aaron Williams
Who Plays?
• The population• Why should we care
Brief History of Video Games
• Original sports game format• Non-gender bias• Family marketed
Video Games Crash 1983
• Reasons• Immediate impact
The Beginning
• The Toy Section and Marketing• Why males?
Damsels in Distress
• Roles in video games• Classic examples and why• (e.g. Mario, Dragon’s Lair, etc)
Hyper-sexualization
• Reasons• Examples• Prevalence in gaming history
“Strong Female Characters”
• Acclaimed characters examples• (e.g. Lara Croft, Samus Aran)• Why they still fail to fix the problem
Developers are trying
• Recent progression in gender portrayal• Casual games
Video (Examples)
Conclusions
• How we can fix gender representation• How it can help the industry ( Critically,
economically, etc.)