akintolife
says:
I think one of the problem attracting girls to gaming is that a lot of games are designed from a male perspecitve, which doesn't mean girls won't play them, just that in my experience they don't appeal to a large number of girls.
That doesn't mean games have to be girly, because there is no way I'd have ever been interested in something like Barbie's Big Adventure. For me it's simple things, like having the option to play a female character or having a more strategy based game.
The other thing I think stops a lot of girl gamers from being more serious is that it's hard to be accepted as a girl gamer. There's still a lot of people who think that girls are not good gamers and that won't give them a chance to show just how awseome they can be. I am not the most serious gamer in the world, but I have been gaming for a long time now and have seen the suprise that a girl could beat a guy in a game, especially back in the days of Street Fighter, where it seemed there were even fewer girl gamers.
I also think this is one market that the Wii can really make a difference in. I've been seeing more and more non-gamer girl playing things like Wii Sports and even getting their own Wiis because of the experiences. I think part of it is the Wii is the most social consile that's been released, but also there seems to be a lot more games that appeal to both genders and to the less serious gamers, even with such a limited selection currently available than
04/17/2007
Brisbane, Queensland