Remix: Too Many Dicks in Video Games
This remix was inspired by Sloane’s “Star Trek Dance Floor” It is no secret that the majority of video games these days star overly muscular men often carrying big swords, guns, baseball bats,...
View ArticleTop 10 Best Non-Violent iPhone Games
Here is my Top 10 List of favourite non violent video games for the iPhone. I compiled this list because, while there is a huge variety of different types of video games, the testosterone driven,...
View ArticleHelp Fund Tropes vs Women in Video Games
NOTE: The Kickstarter campaign has ended. Thank you everyone for all your support! See the final results here. Earlier this year, I was invited to speak about developing female characters in video...
View ArticleHarassment, Misogyny and Silencing on YouTube
Here is a very small sample of the harassment I deal with for daring to criticize sexism in video games. Keep in mind that all this is in response to my Kickstarter project for a video series called...
View ArticleHarassment via Wikipedia Vandalism
As some of you may know a harassment campaign is being waged against me because of my Tropes vs Women in Video Games project on Kickstarter. This coordinated attack was launched by various online video...
View ArticleKickstarter Project Funded with 6967 Backers!
An absolutely astonishing 6,967 of you pledged $158,917 to support Tropes vs Women in Video Games! Who knew running a Kickstarter campaign could be such a roller coaster ride!? I am truly and sincerely...
View ArticleQuick Tropes vs Women Project Update
I recently shared a long update with our backers over on the Tropes vs Women in Video Games Kickstarter page detailing our progress on pre-production and game research as well as equipment, software...
View ArticleDamsel in Distress (Part 1) Tropes vs Women
This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered cliché in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the...
View ArticleDamsel in Distress (Part 2) Tropes vs Women
TRIGGER WARNING: This video contains a handful of graphic scenes involving violence against women. Parents should preview the video first before sharing with young children. VIDEO DESCRIPTION This is...
View ArticleDamsel in Distress (Part 3) Tropes vs Women
This is the third installment in our three part mini-series exploring the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. In this episode we examine the rare Dude in Distress role reversal and then take a...
View ArticleMs. Male Character – Tropes vs Women
In this episode we examine the Ms. Male Character trope and briefly discuss a related pattern called the Smurfette Principle. We’ve defined the Ms. Male Character Trope as: The female version of an...
View ArticleThe 2014 Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award
I’m honored to be the recipient of the 2014 Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award. The award honors an individual or individuals who have helped the game industry advance to a better place, either...
View ArticleWomen as Background Decoration – Tropes vs Women
In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to...
View ArticleWomen as Background Decoration (Part 2)
This is the second episode exploring the Women as Background Decoration trope in video games. In this installment we expand our discussion to examine how sexualized female bodies often occupy a dual...
View ArticleAnita Sarkeesian on The Colbert Report
On October 30, 2014, Anita Sarkeesian was invited to be a guest on The Colbert Report to discuss online harassment and the sexist representations of women in video games. You can watch the opening...
View Article25 Invisible Benefits of Gaming While Male
This video is based on the article “Playing with privilege: the invisible benefits of gaming while male” written by Tropes vs Women in Video Games producer Jonathan McIntosh. Many women have...
View ArticleFive Feminist Moments in Video Games
This week, the web magazine Matter is hosting the New York Review of Video Games. I was asked to think about some of my favourite feminist moments in games, so I reached out to Carolyn Petit and we put...
View ArticleFeminist Frequency’s 2014 Annual Report
The Feminist Frequency team is proud to present our inaugural annual report. The Feminist Frequency 2014 Annual Report features our new mission statement, statement of purpose, media highlights from...
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The Scythian – Sword & Sworcery
In the debut episode of our series on Positive Female Characters, we celebrate the Scythian, the protagonist of Capybara Games’ 2011 release Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. This episode...
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Jade – Beyond Good & Evil
This episode of our series on Positive Female Characters focuses on Jade, the protagonist of Ubisoft’s 2003 action-adventure game Beyond Good & Evil. We examine how plot elements, gameplay...
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