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albear · Sep 13, 2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by morgaine300

I didn't think her post made much sense either, but you were the only "guy" who posted recently.

I thought that maybe she meant your second post after hers, don't take the guy thing as gender specific. Besides she might not know that you are female.

In any case I still don't get the 'internet special olympics refference'

But anyhoo maybe she'll come back and clear things up

morgaine300 · Sep 13, 2009, 09:28 PM

Yes, I did finally get that she might be referring to me. And yes, I think she thinks I'm a guy, which I suspect was an assumption due to my opinions.

Not to mention that I did read her post. So there's another assumption. In fact, I politely responded to it because I found it interesting. I wouldn't have found it so interesting if I'd thought she was responding to "sexist me."

REDQU33N · Sep 14, 2009, 06:05 AM

Well on my screen, it's my big long awesome post-- and then the next post is Morgaine ignoring it and slammin' on Synn again.

Anyway..

YES! I did get into the Game Design field. I work at a cell phone application and game company. I do Concept art, level design, Model Texturing, 2D art and character design, UI design and more :P And on the side I do freelance logo's and web design.

morgaine300 · Sep 15, 2009, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by REDQU33N

well on my screen, it's my big long awesome post-- and then the next post is Morgaine ignoring it and slammin' on Synn again.

I didn't ignore it. I read it. That it's "awesome" is just an opinion. Your "awesome" post means I'm not allowed to "slam on" Synn again? Are your posts the answer to the universe or something that no one can disagree with anything after that? All I can say is WOW!

REDQU33N · Sep 15, 2009, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by morgaine300

I didn't ignore it. I read it. That it's "awesome" is just an opinion. Your "awesome" post means I'm not allowed to "slam on" Synn again? Are your posts the answer to the universe or something that no one can disagree with anything after that? All I can say is WOW!

HAHA I thought you were a guy. But from that reply I can tell you're either an angsty female teenager, or a very hormonal woman.

And what I typed wasn't an opinion. Twas FACT, lady.

morgaine300 · Sep 17, 2009, 07:40 PM

Um, lady, I said that your post being "awesome" was an opinion. Did you actually read what I said? Third sentence. Read it again. It's pretty straight-forward..

I am neither a teenager nor an "overly hormonal" woman. I'm just a woman. I think it should be quite clear from some of my posts to Synn that I'm not a teenager! Not that you were required to read anything, but if you want to comment to me, then I suggest you read what I'm saying. Seems to me you weren't paying attention to any of that... then complain that I ignored your post! Hypocrite.

You've missed the point entirely. My post had ONE vague reference to the sexist issue. One. Everything else in that post had nothing to do with that. So your one post means I can't argue the issues with Synn any longer? Apparently you really think you are the queen.

The problem is that you just can't accept that a woman (versus a man) could have the opinions that I do. On the other hand, since neither your nor Synn can manage to read what I actually say and instead twist it around and read other things into it that aren't there, I'm not sure either of you really know what my opinions even are. You couldn't even read a simple sentence that said that "awesome" is an opinion without completely turning it around. How could I be a sexist? You can do anything you want to do, including developing games. In fact, I never once said there was anything wrong with it, even when you thought I was a man!

sniperblade9 · Sep 17, 2009, 08:37 PM

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jaime90 · Sep 18, 2009, 09:23 AM

Wow, I didn't expect an argument! I'm just hangin' out here watchin' all u guys post, it's hilarious.

morgaine300 · Sep 18, 2009, 03:43 PM

I suspect every discussion I've ever seen about female gamers has led to some argument or other. You should've seen the stuff that used to go on on one of the RPG groups I used to hang out at. This is nothing. :p

Synnen · Sep 19, 2009, 09:33 AM

That you've seen? Or that you've participated in?

morgaine300 · Sep 19, 2009, 06:27 PM

Both. What difference does it make?

shazamataz · Sep 20, 2009, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by REDQU33N

YES! I did get into the Game Design field. I work at a cell phone application and game company. I do Concept art, level design, Model Texturing, 2D art and character design, UI design and more :P And on the side I do freelance logo's and web design.

That's awesome!

I just wish I didn't live in this tiny town... there are no good coarses here apart from basic computing...
And forget getting an apprenticeship at a business, there aren't any!

Been having the same trouble with trying to find a vet tech coarse.

Only thing I have to say is... those cell phone companies are evil!
They claim they want to give you a "free" game then in the fine print it says $10 a week subscription! :p

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2009, 08:07 PM

Wow, you must really be in a small town if you can't find a vet tech course. I'm not exactly in a big city and there's two universities nearby with vet stuff, and more that are within decent driving distance. (I seriously considered that major when I was younger.)

shazamataz · Sep 20, 2009, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by morgaine300

Wow, you must really be in a small town if you can't find a vet tech course. I'm not exactly in a big city and there's two universities nearby with vet stuff, and more that are within decent driving distance. (I seriously considered that major when I was younger.)

I would LOVE to do it..

However, see the little orange island at the bottom of the map...
Yup, that's where I live.

See the big body of water that separates us from civilisation... that's where all the coarses are.
There are 2 universities here and neither of them offer a vet coarse :(
We just bought a house here so moving isn't an option.

morgaine300 · Sep 20, 2009, 09:43 PM

Getting even more off topic, a couple of years ago I found a second cousin living in Tasmania. Not that that helps you. Just an interesting coincidence.

jaime90 · Sep 21, 2009, 09:47 AM

I have ancestry from New Zealand

shazamataz · Sep 22, 2009, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by jaime90

I have ancestry from New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand have a long-standing rivalry... a playful one though haha

theonetruegamer · Oct 27, 2009, 11:52 AM

Well one reason I can think of is that when a company designs a video game they expect it to mostly be bought by males, so therefore they almost never make a game that appeals to (most) females. Either that or females just aren't as outward about playing games as men. Of course I'm a male so my opinion is hardly "expert"

jaime90 · Oct 27, 2009, 04:38 PM

I think that females just aren't that outward about it- especially now considering how many female gamers have posted on this question I've asked- it's enlightening to know that there are so many out there- they're just not as "outward" about it as theonetruegamer says.

morgaine300 · Oct 27, 2009, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by theonetruegamer

Well one reason i can think of is that when a company designs a video game they expect it to mostly be bought by males, so therefore they almost never make a game that appeals to (most) females.

Young males is their biggest audience, so of course that's what they're going to gear them towards. That's why Laura has big boobs, and why female fighters are wearing bikini armor and that sort of silly thing. Some of them are more realistic that the females are the archers or magic users, rather than making a pretense that one is really going to run around with 100 pounds of armor on her.

However, nearly all female gamers I know like the same games that the guys do. Well, a portion of them anyway. Maybe not so much the mindless monster killing, but for instance some of the strategies and RPGs and that sort of thing. (I also know quite a few women who like adventures.) So I disagree that they almost never make games that appeal to women. That's still the same stereotype that women can't like that sort of game, and plenty of us actually do. Yes, we're a minority, but if you spend any time on some of the big gaming groups, the women are there. (And I certainly have no qualms hanging out some place that is mostly males. ;)) No, they're not intentionally making things that appeal to women, but they will ultimately appeal to a certain number of women, intentional or not. I'm not into strategies but there's a guy I know who is, and one of the strategy places he hangs out has a lot of women. One of them is like one of their top tournament people and scares half the guys. LOL.

I have no idea how many of them are "hiding" or just aren't very vocal. I don't see women in the gaming stores all that often. (I admit I feel a bit like an idiot in the stores cause they're full of young guys.) Perhaps some of them do feel a bit odd coming onto some of the groups and stuff, I don't know. I do know one female who doesn't hang around groups, but she just doesn't hang around groups in general anyway so that doesn't mean much.