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Author: LEWIS, HELEN
Subjects: *VIDEO game industry, *GAMERGATE controversy, *WOMEN in video games, *VIDEO games, *VIDEO gamers, *SEXISM, *RACISM, *VIDEO games for women
Abstract: The article discusses computer games, focusing on the Gamergate scandal of harassment of women computer game players. Topics include play and the impact of gender roles on women's ability to make time to play versus men's; changes to the computer game industry related to the expansion of gaming from "hardcore" gamers to family and social entertainment; and sexism and racism in games.
Published: 2015

Author: Chess, Shira
Subjects: *VIDEO games for women, *WAITSTAFF, *FEMINISM, *WOMEN in mass media, *MASS media
Abstract: This essay analyzes the video games in the popular Diner Dash franchise, paying specific attention to the games' protagonist Flo. While on its surface, the series appears to be a number of simple games about a waitress, they reflect more complex themes about gender, empowerment, work, and play. Ultimately, I argue that the game series can be seen as an open-ended (producerly) text that invites several possible interpretations (and negotiations) of femininity. By understanding the games in this open-ended manner, we are able to see how different meanings can potentially reinforce beliefs about feminism and femininity with women players—rather than advocating specific kinds of feminisms, means to empowerment, or lifestyles. All of these issues coexist simultaneously within the Dash games, creating a rich potential for media studies analysis, and a better understanding of women's leisure. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Published: 2012
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Subjects: *BUSINESS enterprises, *VIDEO games for women, *WOMEN consumers, *MARKETING research -- Methodology, *SNACK foods & health, *NUTRITION, *CONSUMER attitudes
Abstract: El artículo ofrece noticias breves sobre diversas estrategias de posicionamiento de productos en el sector de negocios. La industria de video juegos crea productos especialmente dirigidos al público femenino. Nuevo método de investigación de mercado por las grandes empresas denominado termografía. Crece el mercado y la oferta de golosinas saludables en México.
Published: 2004

Author: SUELLENTROP, CHRIS
Subjects: *VIDEO game design, *VIDEO game industry, *VIDEO games, *VIDEO games for women, *WOMEN, *EMPLOYEES, *EXHIBITIONS
Abstract: The article discusses the author's imaginative plans to organize a museum exhibition that would highlight the work of women in designing and contributing to video games. Topics addressed include video games such as "M.U.L.E.," "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," and "Gone Home," as well as the work of video game designers such as Auriea Harvey, Carol Shaw, and Siobhan Reddy.
Published: 2014

Author: Bourgon, Lyndsie
Subjects: *VIDEO game industry, *VIDEO games for women
Abstract: The article focuses on Silicon Sisters, a female-owned and -operated videogame agency that opened in Vancouver, British Columbia in September 2010. The company, which was founded by industry veterans Kirsten Forbes and Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch, plans to create video games primarily for the female audience. The article also explores the prospects of videogames for women.
Published: 2010

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