gamer girls in hiding?

[Limewater]

is it so hard to ask to cuddle AND play MW2 on the same team?

Yes.

[dedalusdedalus]

was that hypnotist from shallow hal a real guy?

This is evidence that that hypnotist guy from Shallow Hal exists. The groom's no catch himself, but damn. Just goddamn.

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f95/i-got ... cs-877461/

[BakaTanuki]

I am very close friends with several female gamers with a range of their "hardcore"-ness. My two childhood friends (sisters) are both into gaming. During our youth, the older sister was more into games, but by highschool was really only a fan of select series and was completely close minded about entire genres. The younger sister plays a wide variety of games, but mostly RPGs and action adventure. Compared to my level, she is much less a serious gamer and lacks a retro appreciation, but gaming is certainly one of her top hobbies.

The other gamer girls I know are ones that I have known for years online, and see them as just as valid friends. They share the same passion for gaming that I do and would fit in just fine around here. I don't have a lot of friends, but even in my small circle I know of plenty of girl gamers.

Most girl gamers that you will actually find easily IRL are the ones who are loud about. Generally they aren't actually hardcore at all and the extent of their gaming is to be all cool and playing Halo with the boys because of how cool they are. I call these obnoxious females "grrrl gamers" to differentiate from actual girls who play games.

I have seen confirmation with my own eyes of girls who play roguelikes, and I don't mean Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.

[TheGrandDragon]

hmmmmm...... so i could make a million bucks by creating a dating site for gamers only?

[dedalusdedalus]

hmmmmm...... so i could make a million bucks by creating a dating site for gamers only?

Don't quit your day job. The demographics of that website would be disastrous. It would be like hosting a barbecue with 500 hot dogs and 5 buns.

[TheGrandDragon]

well.... everyone knows buns and hot dogs dont come in equal amounts. 10 hotdogs for 8 buns?

[dedalusdedalus]

well.... everyone knows buns and hot dogs dont come in equal amounts. 10 hotdogs for 8 buns?

That ratio strikes me as too optimistic, but I can't back that up. Does anybody have anecdotal evidence? What was the ratio of hotdogs to buns at the latest video game expo that you attended?

But even if more women are gaming these days, it still doesn't follow that the ratio is any more favorable for hotdogs who are looking for buns.

My instinct is that male gamers want to date female gamers, but female gamers don't necessarily want to date male gamers. My rationale for this is that video games are still seen by society at large as the domain of manchildren, and women categorically want men who are not manchildren.

[TheGrandDragon]

what if the bun category was expanded to otaku chicks? i could live with that. its a similiar obsession.

[dedalusdedalus]

what if the bun category was expanded to otaku chicks? i could live with that. its a similiar obsession.

I never gave much thought to otaku chicks, since I'm not a fan of anime except as it pertains to video games. But sure--if that eases the magic ratio for you, run with it.

[Kebo]

When my sister was 13-14 she would actually ask me to play Contra 3 with her from time to time. We had played all kinds of games while growing up. Of course, she became popular and pretty much abandoned gaming completely after that. I think that's part of it. The enjoyment of something like Contra 3 was innate, it's there, but their priorities change. She did ask if I had ever played Uncharted a few months ago, though, and said it was great when she played it at some place or another (she's 27 now). Social perceptions don't change quickly, women may like to play a sport, but it's not considered very womanly to do so.

Gaming is a very new thing to civilization in general. How many 50-60 year olds are gaming and talking about it openly, and publicly? I'm not just talking casual games here, I'm talking they picked up Blazblue or something like that. Maybe in 30-40 years when generations that grew up with gaming are president and running the country, perceptions of it will change, and women will more and more realize it's OK to enjoy and play Arkham Asylum, especially when so many women enjoyed The Dark Knight.