Dec 11
MTV Multiplayer interviews women in game industry
This week, Tracey John interviews women in the gaming industry on the MTV Multiplayer blog. Already posted are interviews of Morgan Webb, co-host of G4TV’s X-Play, and Jane Pinckard, who’s famous for her blog Game Girl Advance.
The interviews bring to light many issues that women face in the industry — especially sexism that they face; topics range from Internet trolls to Jade Raymond. Morgan Webb puts it bluntly:
I don’t want to constantly read fan forums and find people who think I’m “hot” or something because then that’s not a normal life. I feel like you can’t really live like that because then your entire ego is going to be wrapped up in what random people think of you and what forum you land on that day because half the forums are going to be like “She’s dumb and she has ugly hair” or something. People are just going to write how your hair was ugly that day or how your outfit was stupid or how you look fat or whatever and it’s like, you know what? I’m trying, I’m working really hard, and I’m putting myself out there. What’s my other option? Sit at home? Play video games all day? Oh wait… [laughs]
The interviews continue tomorrow with Elspeth Tory of Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed.”