Why aren't girls into gaming?
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I wish more women played, every single one I run into playing online games 9 time out of 10 they are competent, scratch that a number of steps above competent. Compare that every other group or partner I get: 3/10. I am not trying to say that women are better at men then gaming, I don't even have a lab to test such things, but due to the lack of women from games there are significantly less bad ones.
there are more women gamers out there than you think, in the uk its around 50/50, and if i remeber the usa is catching up as their about 40/60.
All my gal pals are gamers, im happy to of converted 2 of them myself ^^ around 20% only play single player games for certain reasons, 20% are addicated to mmos (and not just wow), 50% now play on psn and xbox live and the other 10% are causel gamers.
Of the online people 35% of the mmo's play as male charaters to advoid harrestment, but they still get some harrestment from 'female' charater trying to get with them, trying to be the bf etc. Including me 75% of the gamer tags/names you'd look at and not automatcal think we're females. And only 10% have head sets (including me) so people can hear what we sounds like.
I'll admit even more girls should game it fun, but at the same time i do looks at things like the frag dolls and some all girl clans and shake my head. I'd rather see male+female clans.
All my gal pals are gamers, im happy to of converted 2 of them myself ^^ around 20% only play single player games for certain reasons, 20% are addicated to mmos (and not just wow), 50% now play on psn and xbox live and the other 10% are causel gamers.
Of the online people 35% of the mmo's play as male charaters to advoid harrestment, but they still get some harrestment from 'female' charater trying to get with them, trying to be the bf etc. Including me 75% of the gamer tags/names you'd look at and not automatcal think we're females. And only 10% have head sets (including me) so people can hear what we sounds like.
I'll admit even more girls should game it fun, but at the same time i do looks at things like the frag dolls and some all girl clans and shake my head. I'd rather see male+female clans.
My girlfriend is a gamer, and she not into wii-esque games, put something like Gears 2 or Fable in front of her and she lights up.
Girls are into gaming but they need to find games that appeal to them. It's just not every girl just like not every guy plays games. ((I know thats hard to believe.))
Does 'terrible gamers' cover those that play games like 18 Wheels of Steel? My apologies to anyone who likes that game and others like it, more power to you, but I cannot see the appeal of driving a fake truck across country.Pistol.Princess said:
While I am not in possession of a gaming console more elaborate than the N64 *dodges various objects being hurled my way* I can be classed a female gamer (at least I was when I looked at myself in the shower last). Whenever I visit a friends house who is luckier than I and owns one platform or another, I love trying out the games I just never get a chance to play. Until I get enough money to buy myself a console (by this point, Sony will probably have released the PS3000...I'm not kidding), I make do with PC games. I play WoW at the moment, and am dipping my toes into the waters of some other games that my friend installed on my computer. If you have any suggestions, throw them my way by all means. And they don't have to be in any way similar to WoW...I love chopping people in half with a machine gun just as much as my male counterparts
In all honesty, most of us are. Whether it be because of an older sibling, or childhood friend, most females sample video games, and to my knowledge, most enjoy them, but either don't delve any deeper into the medium, or are too embarrassed to speak of it openly. The best thing you can do in order to find out if a certain person is into video games, is to ask them whist trying not to sound really nerdy and annoying, something not so hard in this day and age, due to the fact that most games involve some masculine person, be they a man or a woman, killing things, and as long as you mention that you enjoy the occasional storyline, you shouldn't have too much trouble defending your status as a stable individual.
because girls are on a constant mission to make themselves seem more sophisticated and intelligent than boys, and they think that video games are a time-killing waste of money (apparently forgetting that they themselves shop for make-up lol). Generally speaking, that is.knottingam said:
They exist. My cousin is a gamer, though the genres she plays is variable at times. I can't play console games online (my parents would hate to know if I threw 50 measly bucks a year to get XBL), but the general consensus seems to be that most of the guys (in the literal sense) are a bunch of immature idiots. Throw a girl into there, and I can easily see "immature" become "sexist" or just "plain F-ING STUPID". My cousin has also played online games a few times, and I very often see guys hitting on her. Girl gamers definitely exist, and there are probably a lot more than we know. It's just that there are too many stupid people online keeping them from showing themselves.
If I ever happen to get XBL, then it will probably reinforce my point onto myself, and I'll be ashamed that idiots are representing gamers like me who actually have any decency. It's sad that the stereotype of gamers is that we're fat and covered in Cheetos (the uninformed public), or that the majority of the guys are morons (the stereotype of XBL gamers)
EDIT: Also, can we not assume that it's because they like different genres? I've always really been against total blanket statements. I just don't like that jerks SUPPOSEDLY mass populate XBL (thus representing me as a gamer as Bush represents me as an American). They all don't have to like SIMS and nothing else. We have to find better reasons than 100 people posting that "they all only play The Sims." Be more original, people. (for the record, I'm not as heated as this post has me sound)
If I ever happen to get XBL, then it will probably reinforce my point onto myself, and I'll be ashamed that idiots are representing gamers like me who actually have any decency. It's sad that the stereotype of gamers is that we're fat and covered in Cheetos (the uninformed public), or that the majority of the guys are morons (the stereotype of XBL gamers)
EDIT: Also, can we not assume that it's because they like different genres? I've always really been against total blanket statements. I just don't like that jerks SUPPOSEDLY mass populate XBL (thus representing me as a gamer as Bush represents me as an American). They all don't have to like SIMS and nothing else. We have to find better reasons than 100 people posting that "they all only play The Sims." Be more original, people. (for the record, I'm not as heated as this post has me sound)
They certainly exist, and I've known a few personally. Only twice have I run into people on XBL who claim to be women, but to be honest it's rare that any voice communication in XBL is anything useful.
If I can go more than 10 minutes without being called a fag (which seems to be the first and only verbal weapon XBL players have at their disposal) it's probably because I'm not wearing the headset.
If I can go more than 10 minutes without being called a fag (which seems to be the first and only verbal weapon XBL players have at their disposal) it's probably because I'm not wearing the headset.
Female. *Waves hand*
This stereotype is stupid, although I have noticed that more women buy simple games for themselves like "Diner Dash".
My opinion is that women are more looking for something to do in between work, kids, cleaning, cooking, ect. Where as men rarely do as much, thus have time to game more, with better games. NOW WHO'S SLINGING STEREOTYPES?!
Anyway, I get this a lot at work. People look at me every damn day and ask, "You play these games?", in utter disbelief.
*Annoyed by this*
This stereotype is stupid, although I have noticed that more women buy simple games for themselves like "Diner Dash".
My opinion is that women are more looking for something to do in between work, kids, cleaning, cooking, ect. Where as men rarely do as much, thus have time to game more, with better games. NOW WHO'S SLINGING STEREOTYPES?!
Anyway, I get this a lot at work. People look at me every damn day and ask, "You play these games?", in utter disbelief.
*Annoyed by this*
Okay, I'll admit, I'm too freaking lazy to read the rest of the thread...10 fucking pages is too much. I read the first page, and it was enough to get the general idea of why most people think that girls don't game...
1) I saw one post that said "We're out there...we just hide." Too true. And it goes hand in hand with another point that I saw.
2) Someone mentioned an incident about being hit on during UNO. Seriously, you want to know why girls "don't game"? It's because we know that half of the players that game (whether solo or online) are horny little twits who can't get a girlfriend because they're too busy sitting in front of their console of choice trying to figure out a way to continue playing while whacking themselves off because they've sat too long staring at Lara Croft's physique and Ivy's nearly-spilled bust line. Any self-respecting female gamer has more sense that to put herself out there to be hit on left and right with pathetic pick-up lines and boys who think their e-peen is better than the next dork.
God, these points are all just strung together.
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3) Most good video games are most definitely geared towards males and tomboys. Unfortunately, as far as I can see, the tomboy is a dying breed. It's either turning into girly-girl or lesbian, and I'm sure we can all see the issue with that (girly-girls just don't play, and lesbians are either bored or get too pissed off at how un-feministic the games are [yes, I know, stereotypes, but you know it's partially true]).
My point? Most of the time, Reason #1 is the most common of all (even though they're really all one reason, just broken down...however, I do agree with the "If you haven't played Atari 2600 from the get-go, it's hard to get addicted" statement). While it's not always true, I would venture to say that, overall, most female gamers prefer anonymity. (For those of you with a smaller vocabulary, they prefer not to reveal their gender unless they already know how to handle bullshit from punks who get brave behind the mic/controller.)
I myself am anything but a Wii gamer. There are only 4 or 5 games I can think of that are even half worthy of my time to play, and even then, it's pushing it. PS3/360 have definitely caught my attention, especially with this latest string of "hot" releases over the past few months. (Keep in mind, I work at a video game store, so I'd certainly hope I know what I'm talking about...Otherwise, I need to look for a new job. D: )
1) I saw one post that said "We're out there...we just hide." Too true. And it goes hand in hand with another point that I saw.
2) Someone mentioned an incident about being hit on during UNO. Seriously, you want to know why girls "don't game"? It's because we know that half of the players that game (whether solo or online) are horny little twits who can't get a girlfriend because they're too busy sitting in front of their console of choice trying to figure out a way to continue playing while whacking themselves off because they've sat too long staring at Lara Croft's physique and Ivy's nearly-spilled bust line. Any self-respecting female gamer has more sense that to put herself out there to be hit on left and right with pathetic pick-up lines and boys who think their e-peen is better than the next dork.
God, these points are all just strung together.
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3) Most good video games are most definitely geared towards males and tomboys. Unfortunately, as far as I can see, the tomboy is a dying breed. It's either turning into girly-girl or lesbian, and I'm sure we can all see the issue with that (girly-girls just don't play, and lesbians are either bored or get too pissed off at how un-feministic the games are [yes, I know, stereotypes, but you know it's partially true]).
My point? Most of the time, Reason #1 is the most common of all (even though they're really all one reason, just broken down...however, I do agree with the "If you haven't played Atari 2600 from the get-go, it's hard to get addicted" statement). While it's not always true, I would venture to say that, overall, most female gamers prefer anonymity. (For those of you with a smaller vocabulary, they prefer not to reveal their gender unless they already know how to handle bullshit from punks who get brave behind the mic/controller.)
I myself am anything but a Wii gamer. There are only 4 or 5 games I can think of that are even half worthy of my time to play, and even then, it's pushing it. PS3/360 have definitely caught my attention, especially with this latest string of "hot" releases over the past few months. (Keep in mind, I work at a video game store, so I'd certainly hope I know what I'm talking about...Otherwise, I need to look for a new job. D: )
