tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169983292024-03-05T00:57:33.829-05:00Dame DevWomen's issues in the game industrySande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-80334096377646646822014-08-04T16:55:00.001-04:002014-08-04T16:56:10.176-04:00Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. averageAccording to the newly released Gamasutra's Game Developer Salary Survey 2014 [PDF], women make less than men in every department in the game industry.
For the full article on Gamasutra, see Gender wage gap: How the game industry compares to the U.S. averageSande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-88245004342107077482014-08-01T10:54:00.000-04:002014-08-01T10:54:01.936-04:00Girls-only game dev camp going globalGood to see other efforts to interest girls in game industry careers.
Shabir says, "So, how do I get girls interested
in making games? I know girls like playing games. Maybe a summer camp
would do it."
The inaugural camp was held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain
View, California in June, with follow-up camps hot on its heels. The
next session is in Los Angeles. Then San Diego, Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-25705715155156419372014-07-29T11:47:00.001-04:002014-07-29T11:47:15.079-04:00In September: European Women in Games ConferenceThe fourth annual European Women in Games Conference will take place on Wednesday, September 10th, 2014, at London South Bank
University. For tickets and info, go to
http://ewigconference2014.eventbrite.co.uk
This year’s conference theme is “Your future
in games” and will feature a range of topics, such as starting up a game company, career
advice, Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-11116593215586450662014-07-28T11:38:00.001-04:002014-07-28T11:38:02.883-04:00NY gender gap in tech jobs is widest in nation 38% of NYC-area tech companies have women in top jobs.
"Women are still being "actively discouraged" from entering the tech
field, said Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, a
nonprofit working to close the technology gender gap."
For full article, see New York gender gap in tech jobs is the widest in the nation, report saysSande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-89829219023079299192013-08-06T14:27:00.003-04:002013-08-06T14:27:28.641-04:00European Women in Games Conference New Speakers AnnouncedA number of additional high profile speakers will be appearing :
Noirin Carmody: COO Revolution Software
Fiona Sperry: Studio Director Criterion Games
Belinda Parmar: CEO Lady Geek
For more information, see http://wigconference2013.eventbrite.com
and join the Women in Games Jobs Linked In group to see how to get promotional 15% off admission.
Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-38958919775484265102013-08-05T10:40:00.001-04:002013-08-05T10:40:02.798-04:00New Toys for GirlsFrustrated by the lack of non-Barbie-type toys for girls and armed with research on girls' play patterns, these entrepreneurs decided to create toys for girls that would ignite creativity, promote positive self-images, and interest girls in science and engineering.
In particular, I found the research very interesting:
"The play is also very precise with girls," says Kaskey, referring to the waySande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-70342957019399558482013-02-20T09:39:00.000-05:002013-02-20T09:39:21.756-05:00Feminist Game Design ExploredNYU Game Center recently announced an upcoming series of lectures on feminist game design. To kick off the series, game designer and researcher Jessica Hammer described the design process of a game intended to strengthen the emotional skills of Ethiopian teenage girls.
For more information on other lectures in this series, check the NYU Game Center blog.Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-62321597855719768522013-02-13T10:12:00.005-05:002013-02-13T10:12:59.251-05:00Reactions to female voices in FPS gamesOver the weekend, Wai Yen Tang posted some findings from a study on how female voices are perceived in multiplayer FPS games. Female voices received three times as many negative comments than male voices or mutes.
For the full analysis, see Wai Yen Tang's blog post.Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-83740950829194495152013-02-04T15:10:00.002-05:002013-02-04T15:10:38.889-05:00Women in Military Video GamesWith the Pentagon's recent announcement that all combat roles would be open to women, it has led to speculation as to whether or not military shooters like the popular Call of Duty series will now feature women more prominently. The lack of female protagonists in such games has not gone unnoticed.
In "Games need to address women in military combat," Caleb Hale describes this lack of Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-24536275271715301602013-01-29T01:40:00.000-05:002013-01-29T01:40:14.094-05:00The Risks of TelecommutingBeware! A telecommuter's lack of "face time" may be leading to smaller raises, less promotions, and poorer work evaluations. Whether unintentionally or not, managers seem affected by "passive face time" (being observed in the workplace or working) or "extracurricular face time" (being seen at the workplace or near co-workers outside of normal hours.)
If you're telecommuting, Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-32781445729177155852013-01-21T14:07:00.000-05:002013-01-21T14:07:12.451-05:00Passion Capital"Passion Capital" is the world's most valuable asset, according to Paul Alofs, author of the book, Passion Capital. Many businesses are recognizing that in order to tap into a worker's passion capital, especially in creative industries, they may have to re-envision their work policies. When or how an employee is inspired may not be up to a regular 9-5 work timetable and thus, innovative Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-70081334845333787932013-01-02T21:02:00.003-05:002013-01-02T21:02:48.401-05:00Diversity in the WorkforceI once asked at a WIGI conference
if diversity in the workplace had made an impact on design decisions.
Normally, people talk about the impact on female character models or how
diversity in the workforce can broaden the market appeal of the games.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on how diversity in the workforce
affects design decisions.
I'm an economics major, so
when I Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-49851350759191704412012-03-11T14:44:00.000-04:002012-03-11T14:44:21.109-04:00Women in Games Jobs London MeetUpWednesday, March 14, 2012, 6:00 PM
The Alchemist
135-137 Houndsditch,
EC3A 7BX
London
Women in Games Jobs is pleased to announce its first London Meetup at The Alchemist near Liverpool Street station.
These meetups are the opportunity for anyone interested in gaming to meet leading, female video game professionals and an opportunity for you to network with other women in the industry over a Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-49496793169124339332011-12-09T11:22:00.000-05:002011-12-09T11:22:16.601-05:00Game changers: the women who make video games"Women have, of course, always played video games, but in the past it was always as a minority. Yet a report by the Internet Advertising Bureau in September found that 49% of gamers in the UK are female; but that percentage is not being reflected in the makeup of the industry, particularly at senior levels."
For the entire article, click on the link above!Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-29654659525061605652011-12-04T11:28:00.003-05:002011-12-09T11:22:47.938-05:00NYT: Zynga's Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain“We’ve learned that when companies treat talent as a commodity, the consequences are severe,” said Ms. Toledano of Electronic Arts. “It takes years to repair a reputation.”
For full article, click the link above.Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-72948082933592639682011-10-13T16:06:00.000-04:002011-10-13T16:06:15.653-04:00The three biggest myths about women in techFor full article, click on link above.
"One common response from the mostly male responders was that these data must be incorrect and misleading because they personally have not witnessed these issues. In other words, if I haven’t seen or experienced bias, it cannot possibly exist.
Interestingly enough, when presenting these findings at different companies and organizations, we got the same Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-4168047399291188282011-09-30T11:56:00.000-04:002011-09-30T11:56:15.496-04:00Booklist: Walking Out on the BoysFrances Conley was the first woman ever appointed to a full professorship of neurosurgery at an American medical school. But she resigned due to sexual harassment, revealing tales of fondling in the operating room to Time magazine. In 1998, she published a tell-all book called Walking Out on the Boys.
The publication of this book coincided with the results of a 30-year MIT study on female Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-39976011760991741342011-09-29T10:34:00.000-04:002011-09-29T10:34:09.065-04:00For PapyaMobile, women are the "whales"Papaya Mobile finds that "whales," or users spending more than $100 on a game, accounts for 60% of its revenue.
Excerpt:
As is customary in games, PapayaMobile depends heavily on the tiny proportion of users who pay for goods in social mobile games. But one of the surprises is that some of the most enthusiastic customers, known as “whales,” are for the most part women. Papaya found that 69 Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-12848129055773292422011-02-01T11:07:00.000-05:002011-02-01T11:07:39.847-05:00Gaming with Your Daughter is Good for HerLink to full article above:
This study linked positive outcomes for parents playing video games with daughters, but did not find the same results for parents playing video games with sons. The authors theorize that it may be because sons have more video game time with friends.
In addition, parents (usually fathers) playing video games with boys played games like Halo while games like Mario Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-51565098054799779122011-01-28T14:22:00.000-05:002011-01-28T14:22:39.806-05:00Where Are the Women in Tech, You Ask?"So why don't we know about these women in tech? Simple. Women are far less likely to be in love with the technology for its own sake vs. their male counterparts, so they tend to be low key in talking about the technology itself. You're not likely to hear a woman say that her technology is "sick," though I've heard that term used by not a few men CEOs . These women are not likely to be found in Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-28911903254036826302011-01-20T09:58:00.000-05:002011-01-20T09:58:30.183-05:00WIGI channel on mygameIQWomen in Games International (WIGI) and mygameIQ are pleased to announce a partnership to promote Women in Games. We are looking for games produced by and for Women to become part of the WIGI channel on mygameIQ.
Receive 40% off your purchases thanks to WIGI.
Link to discount code above.Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-68827707251650504462011-01-19T13:29:00.001-05:002011-01-19T13:30:20.248-05:00Young women possess characteristics of inventors, but do not see themselves as inventiveMIT study:
"Further demonstrating inventive traits, young women show a strong affinity for math and science — two of every five female respondents (42 percent) rate these as their favorite subjects in school. More than half of male respondents (53 percent) agree. 35 percent of young women also say they have a family member working in a field related to science, technology, math or engineering. Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-26912976949526681012010-06-15T13:04:00.002-04:002010-06-15T13:04:58.131-04:00Women in Games Photo ShootIGDA Women in Games and Women in Games International invite you to participate in the upcoming Ubisoft photo shoot of "Women in Games—E3 2010," hosted by the Frag Dolls. Scheduled for Thursday, June 17 at 9:30 am, all women in the games industry attending E3 are invited to show up at the south side of the plaza in front of South Hall, located at Pico and Figueroa. The photo shoot will only take aSande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-68478201347620004532010-06-07T15:03:00.000-04:002010-06-07T15:03:47.552-04:00WIGI Volunteer Meet-Up at E3Local and regional active Women in Games International volunteers to meet for drinks Tuesday night at E3. Say hi to folks you don’t always get to see and connect on plans for the year.
Please come if you can!
Tuesday June 15th, 5:00 pm
gLAnce Lobby Wine Bar & Lounge
The place to meet and greet. Located on the first floor of the Hotel Tower in the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE.Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998329.post-88436015058318072562010-06-03T17:47:00.000-04:002010-06-03T17:47:07.868-04:00WIGI L.A. Women and Men MixerDate: Monday, June 7, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: The Arsenal Bar, West L.A.
Street: 12012 West Pico Boulevard
City/Town: Los Angeles, CA
On the first MONDAY of EVERY MONTH, please join local video game and related industry folks at a monthly networking event. The party runs from 7:00 to 9:00 pm with extended HAPPY HOUR PRICING!
Eat, drink and socialize with old friends and new. Sande Chenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783798710597097506noreply@blogger.com0