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Hi, my name is Angelo Palicte. i post stuff that i like and my arts here.
Mar 11 '15

Female Portrayals in Video Games

thespectacularspider-girl:

Recently Overwatch released a new character, citing complaintsof a lack of ‘body diversity’.  Now, Idon’t like the character but that’s for a variety of reasons and that’ll becoming at a later date.  No, what really botheredme was this argument and the implications for a common trend in representation of women in video games.

To add some context, I’m a gay woman and I want to be a game dev.  I’ve loved video games and been a gamer for close to 15 years.  And I really feel there are pressing issues with the arguments for ‘representation of women in video games’.  I’ve made similar rants about this general topic before and you can find my most successful one here.

If you’re concerned with women, body types, representation, etc, I suggest you give me a fair shake and read all the way to the end.  More under the break.

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    It is a wonderful post
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  5. jumatsuga said: Regardless, it struggles with the idea that women come also in “not so conveniently attractive” shapes too. The addition of heroes like Zarya, Mei and Ana was a good attempt from Blizzard, and they clearly show that they are intrested in the criticism they receive, even if it is only from the narketing point.
  6. jumatsuga said: Overwatch is much smaller offender in comparison, particularily because it is a PEGI 12 game, and because they are trying to gain a female audience in addition to the standard male audience.
  7. jumatsuga said: Dragon’s Crown is quite literally, a fetish game made by straight men, for straight men. If you happen to be a woman enjoying this particular game, it does not erase the fact that the devs spent 0 hours thinking about how women view their game. The boob physics, the “attractive” face, the clothes, the poses the angles they are viewed from… are all kind of tasteless and pandering to the male sexual fantasy in which attractive women perform their sexuality for them.
  8. jumatsuga said: The biggest issue female characters often face, is that they are created and viewed through the straight men demographic’s lense.
  9. jumatsuga said: I don’t think op put really that much tought to this issue.
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