Sex Sexy & Sexism: Fixing Gender Inequality in Gaming (PAX East 2014)
75The video game market is composed of as many women as men — yet those working in the industry, and the characters we play as, are still predominantly male. What effect does this imbalance have on the games we play and the people who play them? What does video games' representation of gender say about our culture, and what lessons is it teaching us? Is it good for business? Today's leading media critics examine what's working in our games, what needs to change, and why.
This panel featured Susan Arendt of Joystiq.com, Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat, Tifa Robles of the Lady Planeswalker Society, and Duane de Four of HowManly.com, moderated by Ken Gagne of Gamebits. Held at PAX East 2014 on Sunday, April 13, 11:30 AM EDT, in the Dragonfly Theatre.
Resources and references in this video:
"Nothing to Prove" by the DoubleClicks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Rjy5yW1gQ
Image of Lara Croft
http://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/TombRaider_feature_1.jpg
Samus Aran diagram
http://robothyena.tumblr.com/post/45195383494/robothyenawasteland-jchastain
Anita Sarkeesian's Kickstarter for Tropes vs. Women in Video Games
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/566429325/tropes-vs-women-in-video-games
BioWare's Dragon Age II writer Jennifer Hepler received death threats to family
http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/16/bioware-writer-quits-after-death-threats-to-family-3925970/
Gamers petition for sacking of GameSpot writer Carolyn Petit's review of Grand Theft Auto V
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gamers-petition-for-sacking-of-gamespot-writer-who-criticised-gtav-for-misogyny/0121238
Brenda Romero & Darius Kazemi resign from IGDA over GDC party
http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/28/4157266/igda-gdc-party-brenda-romero-resignation
Dragon's Crown by Vanillaware & Atlus features anatomically impossible character models
http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ChristianNutt/20130423/191078/Dragons_Crown_George_Kamitani_and_being_stupid_on_Facebook.php
Capcom's Deep Down to not feature female characters
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/132341-Capcom-Addresses-Deep-Down-Sexism-Controversy
PAX East 2013 Tomb Raider cosplay harassment
http://www.themarysue.com/pax-tomb-raider-cosplay/
Soul Calibur V vs. Revolution 60
https://medium.com/the-magazine/6bda25f349b2
Trailer of P.N.03's Vanessa (by Capcom for GameCube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJIXk_sHR5M
ESA: 45% of gamers are women
http://www.theesa.com/facts/
YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) Machinima focuses on 18--34-year-old males
https://www.machinima.com/overview