Real Girls Gaming
It seems the gamer girl stereotype has shifted, where once we were unbearably unsightly; we now seem to be naked. When I became aware of this strange trend, I laughed, since I was sure this wasn’t the case (being of the gaming in clothes persuasion). But my search for attired ladies playing games only managed to support this odd nude gaming moniker (found so many images of naked ladies tangled in controllers). Though all these ladies are beautiful (clearly not unsightly) and have lovely breasts (who doesn’t like boobs!), it felt a little unbalanced. We really don’t all play naked.
Thus my quest was born! To collect as many images of clothed ladies actually playing games (not just posing with a controller).
That’s how it started anyway. It has since morphed into anything rah-rah women gaming, but the prudish part is staying!!
Know of something that would fit right in? Send it over or tell me about it.
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Women and Video Games: Robin Hunicke
Standard first question: Why video games? What drew you to want to work in the industry — particularly in designing and producing capacities — in the first place?
Like most things in my life, it was a bit of a happy accident! Having a “career” wasn’t really a driver for me as a young person; I preferred to learn, explore and make things. So I spent most of my 20s in school and traveling around the world. It was only through my interest in Artificial Intelligence that I met people from the Games Industry — most notably Will Wright, who encouraged and inspired me to turn my interest in intelligent systems towards games.
What really drew me in, however, was the creative problem solving and collaboration required to make games. My titles have ranged from Designer to Executive Producer, but my day-to-day experience is always the same: working with creative people to bring something exciting and new to life. That’s what I live for.
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P: share something about your background.KW: I’ve been working at Microsoft for…forever (laughs). Almost 15 years. I came up through the art side. So before taking on the Executive Producer role at 343 Industries on Halo 4, I was the studio art director for Microsoft Game Studios. So I oversaw the art on many of our first-party, externally developed titles. I worked on a lot of racing games for a long time, and oversaw art direction for the racing studio. And then took on a broader studio role – on the publisher side — on Mass Effect, Crackdown, Gears of War, and also did a bit of work on Halo 3 as well.
Halo’s Executive Producer, Kiki Wolfkill Interview. Read the entire thing here and celebrate the release of Halo 4 today!
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Great little Bonnie Ross intro. She is the general manager and studio head of 343 Studios, the Microsoft division that makes Halo. She is also one of the fabulous ladies speaking out against online harassment and sexism. (See previous articles!)
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If you follow tabletop RPGs closely, you’ll already know who Amanda Valentine is. Her work as Development Editor and Project Manager on some of the most popular games over the past few years makes her one of the more important RPG professionals out there, and her impressive roster of collaborations includes Evil Hat, Margaret Weis Productions, Galileo Games, Bully Pulpit Games, and Crafty Games among the others.
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Julia, the first female Starcraft 2 player to perform on the main stage (against Code S player Losira no less!) discusses her experiences with Starcraft, the Vancouver Starcraft 2 scene that supports her, how she joined Check6, and more.
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GWH: So, for those that are unaware can you please introduce yourselves?
Gemma: Hey I’m Gemma (xGemGem) and I’ve been in the Halo scene since 2009. You may have seen me about at EGLs helping out rather than competing and just generally having a good time at events. EGL Blackpool will be only the second time I’ve competed at an event!
Tara: My names Tara (GiggleyFairy). I am 22 Years old and I am part of the girls team Athena :). You guys probably haven’t heard of me as I am quite new but I am sure you will see more of me and I will be at EGL7 Blackpool!
Jade: Hello I’m Jade, 19, from Blackpool, but most of you know me as ‘Jadezone’. My gamertag is terrible but my dear mother came up with it 6 years ago, so it will never change! Gaming has always been a huge part of my life ever since I was young, I couldn’t imagine what I’d be doing now if I didn’t have such a passion for it.
Rea: Hey I’m Rea (RaspyAxis) I am 28 and I’m from Hertfordshire (the quiet one). I have been to a couple of events to support my boyfriend Prisma7ic, so you may have seen me floating around.
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![An up-close and personal interview with Mrs. Violence
What pushed you to be a pro gamer and what is it like to be one?I really just liked to compete. And when I found out about E-Sports, I couldn’t wait to hear more, and learn how to get involved. I picked up MLG a little later in the game – 2007 – but I’ve actually been around E-Sports since the age of 12. It’s an amazing experience, to say the least. I enjoy gaming to my fullest everyday and meeting all the personalities along the way.
rest of interview here [via]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7hwmcx57p1rro2e4o1_500.jpg)
An up-close and personal interview with Mrs. Violence
What pushed you to be a pro gamer and what is it like to be one?
I really just liked to compete. And when I found out about E-Sports, I couldn’t wait to hear more, and learn how to get involved. I picked up MLG a little later in the game – 2007 – but I’ve actually been around E-Sports since the age of 12. It’s an amazing experience, to say the least. I enjoy gaming to my fullest everyday and meeting all the personalities along the way.rest of interview here [via]
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![At7addakers, please meet Frag Dolls’ Edelita Valdez. Lovely but dangerous, this virtual “femme fatale”,along with her teammatesis a known advocate of female gamers. She talks to our very own Ozimandus about the Frag Doll Cadette program, her most memorable gaming competition and her addiction to Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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At7addakers, please meet Frag Dolls’ Edelita Valdez. Lovely but dangerous, this virtual “femme fatale”,along with her teammatesis a known advocate of female gamers. She talks to our very own Ozimandus about the Frag Doll Cadette program, her most memorable gaming competition and her addiction to Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Today on Sup, Holmes? we have Christine Love, developer of Analogue: A Hate Story,Digital: A Love Story, the very EVO appropriate text-based fighting game Lake City Rumble II:The New Challengers, and many others. Christine designed a text-adventure which has become an underdog hit on Steam — quite an achievement in today’s graphics focused culture. I’d love to know how she pulled that off, and what her plans are for her next game. She’s also a big fighting game fan, so we’re sure to be talking about EVO, the FGC, and how the language of text adventures and fighters overlap.
Its quite a long video and her sound quality isn’t great, but there are some really interesting discussions. Also Christine Love is doing some pretty crazy things with computer games and she is doing it on her own terms, which is just beyond awesome!
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xSixAiluj Interview MLG Spring Championships 2012 By Girls of Starcraft
Cute interview with Julia, SC2 pro female player [via]
