Reading 03

 For this weeks reading I decided to read up on some of the articles that I linked in my reading from last week. 

Firstly I read the article named "The One-Sided Problem of Over-sexualisation in Video Games." - which asks the question as to why there are so few female game developers in the industry. Then goes on to state that many female developers responded with the answer of hostile work conditions in the industry for them and all of the other problems they face in said workspace. Women are mistreated in the industry as both developers and players. To go on further women feel uncomfortable in the industry by the amount of over-sexualisation of female characters in games. 

I also read the article: "Video Games Still Overly Sexualise Female Characters, Study Finds." - This article goes on to discuss how female characters are still being overly sexualised. Although the sexualisation of female characters in video games has declined since 1995, women are still being objectified more than men, and are often seen as secondary characters. It also says that these depictions cut into industry profit as 47% of players are female but tend to avoid games that feature overly sexualised characters. 

“There is a dominant masculine preference and there has been toxic encounters that are gendered in nature,” Lynch told PBS. “But the game industry has been very receptive in trying to involve more women. It’s having more open conversations [about sexism] than ever before.”

I found some super useful and interesting information during my research this week which I feel will be very helpful further down the line. I feel this is a super interesting topic to discuss under the theme of "negative effects of gaming" and I'm excited to see what other information I will find and how this will progress.

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