That's a great article; I've always been confused about why gaming was thought to be a boys' bastion, when Roberta Williams' work was basically my introduction into gaming, and Ataris and Nintendos were coveted equally by boys and girls back in school. I've no idea why the gaming industry decided to start marketing mainly to boys - did they think that the crash was because they general marketing wasn't working, and starting over with a smaller demographic would bring back sales? It seems like a silly thing to do.
I think they're right about the extinction burst thing; the whole gamergate 'movement' feels like a death struggle, and all it's been doing is showing how much of a minority those 'real' gamers really are.
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Date: 2014-10-27 12:33 pm (UTC)I think they're right about the extinction burst thing; the whole gamergate 'movement' feels like a death struggle, and all it's been doing is showing how much of a minority those 'real' gamers really are.