I find myself more amused by the debate than anything else. Game developers aren't doing anything Hollywood hasn't been doing for decades. To be honest, I think there will be more positive changes made in gaming than there will be in the movie industry, and at a much quicker pace. With or without the annoying Anita Sarkeesian.
I am not averse to eye candy in my games, as long as there's some for everyone. Kinda like back in grade school when someone would get busted with gum and the teacher would sarcastically ask: "did you bring enough to share with the class?" before she confiscated it. As for the skimpily-clad, big-boobed women in some games, they really don't bother me as much as amuse me. I mean, I don't think they make sports bra in a double D for the original Lara, lol.
I've written with a dictionary by my side all my life and to see people using a word that they really don't understand the meaning of bugs me. Especially one like misogyny. As for Anita, if you hadn't noticed before, she really annoys me.
She drives me nuts! It wouldn't bother me so much if she hadn't pulled in so much money through Kickstarter and had so many people making her "A BIG DEAL". She's not, somehow she's just managed to get noticed. She'd have a much more positive impact on gaming if she'd use that money to help fund a game with the kind of women she'd like to see in a game, or set up a scholarship for girls who want to get into game development. Go to Blake's (whatsacow) blog and follow the link to the interview on plus10gaming with the head of Silicon Sisters. I'm far more impressed with that woman than I ever will be with Anita Sarkeesian.
Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. I didn't quite manage to get everything that I wanted to say said in a coherent fashion, so having people like you and Blake make such good points is great.
Nope, not at all the same things.
With Blake's link to that article about Silicon Sisters, it looks like we'll be seeing a lot more games with social interactions and that maybe the glass ceiling in gaming may have a chance of being shattered.
I think a lot of it comes with age and working mainly with guys.
Thank you for adding your thoughts, Blake. I'm not against having eye candy in games. Like you say, there's a difference between objectification and admiration.
And don't forget LBP!
