Lani Yamasaki
Sexism in Videogames and
How It Affects Gamer Experience
Outline
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Videogame companies prioritize men over
women, leading to sexist material being
incorporated into products
How sexism is incorporated into products
and how players react to it
Games that contain sexism and characters
with sexist designs
How Sexism is Incorporated
into Videogames
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unrealistic body
measurements
stereotypical
behavior
treatment/abuse
• Sophitia
from Soul
Calibur gets
sexier as
the series
progresses
Princess Peach
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behavior is
stereotypical
weak, helpless,
reliant on others to
save her
How Women are Affected
• Gameplay may be
great but sexism is
still offensive
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women labelled by
sexist character
designs
horrifying in some
cases (ex: GTA)
Grand Theft Auto
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rape and murder
prostitutes for money
"I happen to be a female
gamer. Aside from the fact
that I find sexism in video
games insulting,
demeaning and unethical, I
also find it stupid and
immature" (Spooky 2004).
Conclusion
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population of female
gamers growing
videogame companies
must pay attention to
girls too
sexism =/= appealing
no matter how addicting
the game itself is
Research Process
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Most Valuable
- learning how to
properly research
(useful in college
and career)
- organization
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Most Difficult
- finding valuable
sources
-finding good
(appropriate) images
for powerpoint
- thinking of what to
write for paragraphs
Interesting Discoveries
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men are stereotyped as well in videogames
sexism present in games I used to play and
enjoy as a child
Works Cited
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[http://tombraidercosplay.net/reference/game-
"Ivy". cartoon. fightersgeneration.com. 21 March, 2012. [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/ivy.html]
"Female Gamer". photograph. hsmagazine.net. 3 March, 2012. 18 March, 2012.
[http://www.hsmagazine.net/2012/03/are-women-respected-in-gaming/]
Gard, Toby. "Lara Croft". 3D graphic. wikipedia.org. 18 March, 2012. 19 March, 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Croft]
"Girl Gamer". photograph. imactlab.net. 2 February, 2011. 19 March, 2012.
[http://www.impactlab.net/201p1/02/03/teen-girls-who-play-video-games-with-their-parents-are-better-behaved/girl-gamer/]
Miyamoto, Shigeru. "Princess Peach". 3D graphic. wikipedia.org. 20 March, 2012. 22 March, 2012.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Peach]
Nintendo. "Princess Daisy". 3D graphic. mariowiki.com. 20 March, 2012. 22 March, 2012. [http://www.mariowiki.com/Princess_Daisy]
Rock Star Games. "GTA3 Prostitute". screenshot. gta.wikia.com. 2001. 20 March, 2012. [http://gta.wikia.com/File:GTA3_Prostitute.jpg]
Spooky. "Sexism in Videogames. spooky.ms11.net. Die Zombie Die! Scary Video Games, May 2004. web. 2 March, 2012.
Takemura Aya. "Sophitia". 3D graphic. wikipedia.org. 6 March, 2012. 18 March, 2012.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophitia]
YBMW staff. "The Evolution of Soul Calibur". youbentmywookie.com. 26 August, 2012. 21 March, 2012.
[http://youbentmywookie.com/wtf/video-games-arent-sexist-the-evolution-of-soul-calibur-9848]