This may not come as a surprise to many. Joystiq reports today from Nintendo’s E3 2007 Keynote address:
- Nintendo leads the pack with the highest ratio of female to male gamers: 33 in 67, where other organizations can only claim 20 in 80.
- More than 1 in 10 women play games regularly (33% are 25-49).
E3 officially starts today and runs until the 13th. With a new format this year, the convention takes place in smaller locales, such as hotel convention centres. Additionally, the guest list is shortened: only invited media representatives and exhibitors and their staff are admitted.
Engadget & Joystiq live from Nintendo’s E3 2007 Keynote
E3 Insider
The International Game Developers Association, or IGDA for short, is a not-for-profit organization that brings individuals in the game development industry together to foster communication between developers. The IGDA also runs multiple special interest groups which focus on a particular issue currently in discussion within the industry — of particular interest to myself, there is a Women In Game Development group.
This group focuses, perhaps obviously, on women who work in the game development industry. Of particular interest is their mailing list, called women_dev, which has moderate activity, and discusses topics of interest to women who are interested in game development — anybody can join this list, male or female.
The group is a good springboard for young women interested in the game development world to get acquainted with women who actually work in it, fostering a positive opinion of video games development — after all, it’s not just a “man’s world” anymore.
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
Women In Game Development SIG
Women_dev Mailing List
