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W O M E NI N T H E G A M I N G I N D U S T R Y
B Y A N T H O N Y B E Y E R
Y O U S H O U L D K N O W A B O U T
In honor of women's historymonth (March), I decided todo a presentation whichhighlights the contributionsand importance of women inthe gaming industry.
B A C K G R O U N D
Source: http://womenshistorymonth.gov/
S T A T I S T I C SAccording to 2014 stats fromthe IGDA, more than 75% ofgame developers identify asmen, meaning women makeup less than a quarter ofoverall developers.
Source:http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/06/25/female-game-developers-have-doubled-since-2009-men-still-dominate-industry/#5707ca1a5db8
Some of the bestdesigners/developers in theindustry are women, and thenumber continues to grow,with some women surpassingthe number of men admittedto top schools.
N E V E R T H E L E S S
Source: http://readwrite.com/2016/01/22/video-game-women-usc-gender-parity
Almost half of all gamers inthe United States arewomen. Two years ago, thenumber was around 48%.
A L S O
Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/gaming-no-longer-a-mans-world-1408464249
Here are a few that havemade waves in every facet ofthe large industry.
T O P O F T H E L I S T
Source: http://readwrite.com/2016/01/22/video-game-women-usc-gender-parity
Regarded as the first femalegame designer, creator ofVideo Checkers and RiverRaid.
C A R O LS H A W
Source:http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/263815/the-feminine-side-of-game-design-10-female-game-designers/2Photo: Not Specified
Game developer, associateprofessor of design andtechnology at Parsons TheNew School of Design.
C O L L E E NM A C K L I N
Source: https://www.good.is/articles/five-female-game-developers-at-gdc-this-year
Photo: Joi Ito via Wikimedia Commons
Video game designer and co-owner of Tale of Tales gamedevelopment studio.
A U R E I AH A R V E Y
Source: http://www.tale-of-tales.com/about.php
Photo: YouTube.com/criticalpath
Story designer and leadwriter for the reboot of thepopular game, Tomb Raider.
R H I A N N AP R A T C H E T T
Source: https://www.good.is/articles/five-female-game-developers-at-gdc-this-year
Photo: PA
Chief Marketing Officer forRovio Entertainment whichdeveloped Angry Birds.
B L A N C AJ U T I
Source: http://fortune.com/2014/09/23/10-powerful-women-video-games/
Photo: Rovio Entertainment
In addition to being qualifiedand creative, women ingaming bring diversity andperspective, and help makethe industrycomprehensively better.
P U R P O S E
www.AnthonyBeyer.org
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