Originally posted by Ruwin

People, why all the conspiracy theories? The point of the contest was actually very simple and well intended, there are not enough women interested in gaming, developement or otherwise, period.

The simple goal was to get exposure of gaming and the gaming industry to more women because they're  a significant part of the consumer base as well as a talent pool from which to draw. They dont need these contests for men because we are already there in mass.

I applaud SOE for doing this and hope that they continue to do such things in the future.

I am also however a person that still believes when it comes to hiring that the best resume wins regardless of sex or ethnic background.

I wish this young lady all the best and sincerely hope that she goes on to have a wonderful career.

I ask again, why do we need more women in game development? 

This whole thing did not pull any women to playing video games whatsoever, lets get that out of the way first, this whole contest was only reported on a few gaming websites. Nobody outside of gaming knew this took place.

Do women bring anything to the development table that a man can not? I think not. Some people like to argue that women know better what women want in gaming, but I find that to be ridiculous. Will Wright has pulled in more female gamers than all  female developer or designer combined. Or look at other industries. Fashion for females is often (and I think most of the time) designed by males. Movies? Same thing.

What the industry needs is more game designers, not more females just for the sake of being political correct.

What's next? A contest for black people to get more black people in the industry? Or what about asians? 

Originally posted by Gameloading

Originally posted by Ruwin

People, why all the conspiracy theories? The point of the contest was actually very simple and well intended, there are not enough women interested in gaming, developement or otherwise, period.

The simple goal was to get exposure of gaming and the gaming industry to more women because they're  a significant part of the consumer base as well as a talent pool from which to draw. They dont need these contests for men because we are already there in mass.

I applaud SOE for doing this and hope that they continue to do such things in the future.

I am also however a person that still believes when it comes to hiring that the best resume wins regardless of sex or ethnic background.

I wish this young lady all the best and sincerely hope that she goes on to have a wonderful career.

I ask again, why do we need more women in game development? 

This whole thing did not pull any women to playing video games whatsoever, lets get that out of the way first, this whole contest was only reported on a few gaming websites. Nobody outside of gaming knew this took place.

Do women bring anything to the development table that a man can not? I think not. Some people like to argue that women know better what women want in gaming, but I find that to be ridiculous. Will Wright has pulled in more female gamers than all  female developer or designer combined. Or look at other industries. Fashion for females is often (and I think most of the time) designed by males. Movies? Same thing.

What the industry needs is more game designers, not more females just for the sake of being political correct.

What's next? A contest for black people to get more black people in the industry? Or what about asians? 

I imagine this went completely over your head.. Gamer-base has absolutely no part in what this is, it's her being a female artist, and for quite awhile, the media was completely overrun by a huge male-base..

You actually proved a huge point on why we need females with equal jobs as males, they're no better than we are, and vice versa my friend.

This has absolutely nothing to do with  game design, and what women can bring to the table on this.. It's a matter of equality, and the need to balance things out, while also still keeping it a fair career choice.

This went over your head, man.. Women are not a minority, and that's why this is an issue, knowing you think they're a minority tells me you know they don't get the same opportunities males do, as far as career choices go.

Asians? You've got to be kidding me, they have more game designers than anyone.

Not to mention, these people look at your work before they look at what you even look like.. They did this so they could pull these girls out of hiding, and give them opportunities.

I know it's incredibly stressful applying to art jobs for these studios.