1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comSusan Arendthttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/susan-arendt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AxOrn8bdUj"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/why-girls-dont-play-videogames/">Why Girls Don’t Play Videogames</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/why-girls-dont-play-videogames/embed/#?secret=AxOrn8bdUj" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Girls Don’t Play Videogames” — The Escapist" data-secret="AxOrn8bdUj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The argument over why girls don’t play videogames has been raging practically ever since gaming began, but Brenda Laurel sums it up pretty well in this presentation from 1998. Before you fire up your “I know plenty of chicks who game!” fire and brimstone, note that Laurel is specifically talking about little girls, those age 8 to 12 years old. While things have certainly changed over the course of the past decade, many points Laurel brings up still ring very, very true. Most striking for me personally are her comments on two types of reviewers: hardcore guy gamers who think […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/55/55566.jpg