I love video-games. I love games so much, that sometimes it can be labeled as an 'addiction' for me. That is why most of the time I avoid playing games, because I know once I am into it, then nothing could help me. :)
Anyway, recently I was little free from my mundane life and I started playing an on-line game on PS3. This game is called lost planet, which is kind of interactive war-game with other players who are on-line at the same time. This game is fast, hardcore and violent. The game also provides voice-chat facility with which players can speak to each other and discuss strategy.
To my surprise, when I started playing this game for the first time, I noticed that I am listening 'female' voices amongst rest of the other players.......What? How could a female be playing a hardcore fighting game like this? Games like these are meant for guys only, who seek adventure out of violence? Females are too genteel to play games like this? But gradually in next few days I noticed that females contribute a good chunk of these war-game players, and they enjoy violence and killing to the same extent the guys do. Surprisingly they are too good in these games. I have noticed female gamers are mostly from USA, UK and Japan. They are hardcore gamers as they experience immense pleasure whenever they defeat someone in the game. They discuss strategy and make many comments out of joy like “ I love kicking this guy's a**.......whoa, I just ripped his b**ty” :p
Later I did some research and found this jaw-dropping data that 40% gamers are women!! Please follow the link of entertainment software association survey data.
You can also download the 2008 survey result as .pdf file format from that page to have a better understanding of the data.
So here are some final conclusions.....
1.Everybody likes games. Gender has no role in that.
2.Only males don't have fancy for violence. Females too derive adrenalin out of that.
3.If you are a male and you think that you are a hardcore gamer and no one can defeat you......think again!! :)
4 comments:
While I also heard female gamers exist, I never saw one myself. I don't know where they exist really. I used to play some fighting games and was fed up with beating stupid computer because after a while, all the moves of computer become predictable and it's no fun at all. So I invited my sister to play with me. I used to let her win once every few attempts so she would keep the interest alive. But one day I forgot to do that, and beat her many times in a row. She was so disgusted, she threw the keyboard and never played with me again.
From that, what I learned is:
1) Females can game, there's nothing wrong with that. But they need to be convinced it's better than "talking to their friends on phone for hours".
2) You need to let them win frequently, and don't beat them too hard. Else they'll just quit - i guess it's because of their more intense emotional content.
3) Female gamers exist, but not around "you" :D
I just read your post; coincidentally, I bought PS3 a few weeks ago. I am seriously addicted to Genji- though it's a single player game, it uses ancient arms like swords and spears. From my perspective, it is a lot more fun for me if I am playing with someone I know or if I develop elite skills :D. Bottom line is that I would rather play a multiplayer game than fight by myself (unless I have group cheering for me).
Anil, I think this has more to do with the fact that your sister didn't play as much as you did and so, your skills were far superior than hers. Of course then it is simply a matter of time for the person to give up whether it's a male or a female. :)
So finally I found a real female gamer around me..... :)
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