"Where's My Crazy Hot Guy?" A Female Designer On Women and Videogames

re: "Where's My Crazy Hot Guy?" A Female Designer On Women and Videogames

memnir — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:58:47 GMT

I am glad to see more women getting involved in gaming. I am sad my wife is not amongst them. :)

Maybe their escalating financial influence on the industry will help drive the changes...

re: "Where's My Crazy Hot Guy?" A Female Designer On Women and Videogames

Personwhocares — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:06:16 GMT

There are a lot of women gamers, ranging in age from young children to senior citizens. I have a friend who's daughter started playing computer and console games at around age 2, she's now 13 and has a couple of 80 level (current highest level available) characters in World of Warcraft.

I, myself, am a late blooming gamer, I started playing console and computer games around 2000 with some friends, and I've been playing WoW for the last 4 years, I'm a 64 year old woman.

My WoW guild has many women in it and they range in age from around 11 to 64. I know many couples in their 30's and 40's who play, sometimes with their children. MMORPGs are a way to play, make new friends, and have fun. All from your own home.

re: "Where's My Crazy Hot Guy?" A Female Designer On Women and Videogames

kellit26 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:17:47 GMT

I'm a just shy of 40 mother of 2 and have been playing WoW with my boyfriend for Years... Before that we played Eve-Online, and Guild Wars before that. We have an xBox and play Rock Band more often than I'd like to admit! :) I really feel badly for the "WoW Widows or Game Widows" out there who think WoW and other MMO's or other games are silly and childish, their words not mine... I value every minute I'm playing with either my boyfriend or kids. We're spending time together and enjoying the time we're spending together. Maybe it's just the fact that I've always been a bit "nerdy or geeky", but I have more fun playing WoW than doing almost anything else!

We have a small "family & friends" guild and the only other woman, besides myself and my 13 year old daughter, is more of a "hardcore gamer" than her husband!!

In short, we "Women Gamers" need to not be shy! Stand Up and Be Proud of being a 71 Dwarf Palladin or 49 Troll Priest, or 25 Dranei Hunter!!! And the writer of this article is right, where are our Crazy, Hot Digitally Animated Guys?!?!

re: "Where's My Crazy Hot Guy?" A Female Designer On Women and Videogames

RKolk — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:08:31 GMT

I'd like to see more women gaming. More gamers = more multiplayer games = more fun.

I think game companies do women AND themselves a disservice with the sexism that's so pervasive in gaming. Make the effort to satisfy BOTH genders, and I promise you, you'll come out ahead of your competitors that fail to do this.