For my final project I decided to look at how women are portrayed in video games. I explore different genres of games and highlight certain female characters. There are a combination of video clips and still images all about video games. For the last part of the video, I look at both the fighting game genre and the community's view of women. This is the first video I have ever edited together for any purpose. It was great looking back on how much games have changed since the Atari 2600 days. The main goal of this video is to bring awareness to gamers about how women are represented in the gaming industry. I feel that gaming started off with a few missteps but, over the years, has grown to be more tolerable of both men and women of any race, sexual orientation, and faith. There are still some issues that should be addressed and I may cover those in some form in the future.
Works Cited
CrazyAmeoba. "Custers Revenge - Atari 2600 - Worst Ever Video Games." YouTube. YouTube, 31 Dec. 2008. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTx4yYKfruY>.
Deemon710. "Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2 E3 Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 09 May 2006. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nK3kj2h3yo>.
Game Intro - Dead Or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball (XBOX)." YouTube. YouTube, 22 Jan. 2008. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM6lxmFGvB8>.
IMenace787. "Dead Or Alive 5 - All Bikini & Bunny Costumes (HD)." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Sept. 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmhPyY-27w>.
"Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust Gameplay Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Mar. 2009. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_G-KotCYo>.
Mortal Kombat 9 - Mileena Flesh Pit Costume 3D Model." YouTube. YouTube, 09 May 2011. Web. 05 Dec. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpAmAqFrbw>.
"NES Metroid Ending." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Dec. 2006. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQppamJoDqc>.
O'Leary, Amy. "In Virtual Play, Sex Harassment Is All Too Real." The New York Times. The New York Times, 02 Aug. 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/us/sexual-harassment-in-online-gaming-stirs-anger.html>.
"Soul Calibur 4 Story Mode: Ivy Quotes Cutscenes." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Apr. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2yvJRqZA8M>.
***All of the images (excluding those in the first 30 seconds of the video) were found on the games’ and characters’ respective Wikipedia pages.
I've also included some links below about other characters or things I wanted to cover. I didn't include them in the video because it would have made the video too long
Honorable Mentions
IMenace787.
"Dead Or Alive 5 - All Bikini & Bunny Costumes
(HD)." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Sept. 2012. Web. 14
Nov. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmhPyY-27w>.
Jumperbean2.
"Half Life 2 Alyx Trailers." YouTube. YouTube,
16 Dec. 2007. Web. 15 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSZGhNHOr-A>
MachinimaVS.
"Aftermath Ep. 8: SB-Oh No! Sexism in the FGC and Gootecks Stops
By!" YouTube. YouTube, 10 Aug. 2012. Web. 14 Nov.
2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXQRcvT1huc>
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