as a girl, i dont hear much in the way of girls being game testers. my dream job would be to play games all day (since i already try to do that anyways...woohoo!) so i was wondering if there actually are any women game testers and also if there's any demand for them in the gaming world. i know that games usually cater to guys (except for that barbie game that came out to entice girls to start playing video games...i was very sad that day), so perhaps they dont even look for women testers? tell me that they are looking for girls and youll be my hero for the day!
secondly, id love to go to pax but my...counterpart...would rather go to some music thingy. as he cant afford to go to both, how do i convince him that pax is INFINITELY better than whatever it is he wants to go to? any advice would be greatly appreciated as i am at a loss right now. plus, i wouldnt want to go to seattle on my own.
and you all are right, gamer girls are super hard to come by. i know, because i have been looking to befriend some to help hook up my gamer guy friends with. but they do exist. i guess the next best thing is to find a girl who wont be pissed if you stay up til 5 in the morning with xbox live instead of coming to bed with her at a semi-normal hour. hint: stay with her til she falls asleep and THEN jump on live. :P
as a girl, i dont hear much in the way of girls being game testers. my dream job would be to play games all day (since i already try to do that anyways...woohoo!) so i was wondering if there actually are any women game testers and also if there's any demand for them in the gaming world. i know that games usually cater to guys (except for that barbie game that came out to entice girls to start playing video games...i was very sad that day), so perhaps they dont even look for women testers? tell me that they are looking for girls and youll be my hero for the day!
I'm pretty sure that they would employ a female games tester; they just don't get many applications In fact, I think a company might welcome one, since it would mean that they could actually ge tthe opinion of a girl gamer, rather than guessing and making crap like Barbie games
Also, I think the job involves more than just testing; you have to write up reports of what problems you ran into, so I think anyhow, you'd have to ask the guys who actually have the jobs to find out
secondly, id love to go to pax but my...counterpart...would rather go to some music thingy. as he cant afford to go to both, how do i convince him that pax is INFINITELY better than whatever it is he wants to go to? any advice would be greatly appreciated as i am at a loss right now. plus, i wouldnt want to go to seattle on my own.
Booo, go with a likeminded friend; you and your... counterpart... don't have to constantly go places together; make time for friends too
Otherwise, dump your guy, find someone who'll go with you; you've got time before PAX
as a girl, i dont hear much in the way of girls being game testers. my dream job would be to play games all day (since i already try to do that anyways...woohoo!) so i was wondering if there actually are any women game testers and also if there's any demand for them in the gaming world. i know that games usually cater to guys (except for that barbie game that came out to entice girls to start playing video games...i was very sad that day), so perhaps they dont even look for women testers? tell me that they are looking for girls and youll be my hero for the day!
Actually Dreamer, it has very little to do with games being designed for men. On the contrary, that would make it easier for you. Game developers would love nothing more than to find more ways to attract women to gaming (as women are now the main untapped consumer in the gaming world.)
Developers have managed to reach men of all ages, but seem to be at a loss to lure more women into gaming. If you live in an area with some gaming companies, I suggest applying right away. You will get treated no worse (and no better) than anyone else would. All you gotta do is prove that your a gamer.
secondly, id love to go to pax but my...counterpart...would rather go to some music thingy. as he cant afford to go to both, how do i convince him that pax is INFINITELY better than whatever it is he wants to go to? any advice would be greatly appreciated as i am at a loss right now. plus, i wouldnt want to go to seattle on my own.
Well, that is a problem. I, of course, suggest going without him. However I realize that being female, you may not feel as safe heading over to Bellvue to attend PAX by yourself.
I suppose it's a comprimise issue. Decide what you'd like to do more. If you feel comfortable going to PAX by yourself, by all means, do so. No reason you shouldn't have that right, male or female.
and you all are right, gamer girls are super hard to come by. i know, because i have been looking to befriend some to help hook up my gamer guy friends with. but they do exist. i guess the next best thing is to find a girl who wont be pissed if you stay up til 5 in the morning with xbox live instead of coming to bed with her at a semi-normal hour. hint: stay with her til she falls asleep and THEN jump on live. :P
Well, I personally, have little problem devoting enough time to a girl. (Especially if she's offering to spend it in bed... :oops: ) At least in my case, it's really just about being able to share the same hobbies.
I think most of the guys here are with me on this: We're not out to dupe a girl into letting us play games. We just think they'd be more fun to play together. Few things are as nice as having a significant other who loves the same games as you do.
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To address your inquiry about females in the gaming industry...Yes they do exist. Infact one of the developers for the company I'm currently at is infact female, and she does a great job at what she does. Also one of our lead's is female as well. So in conclusion they do exist there just doesn't seem to be as large of amount of females applying as there are men.
So if you are interested in joining this field then by all means follow your interests and I hope you are successful in your endevors.
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Game companies are desperate for female testers. The company I work for was lamenting just this week about not having any. It's hard to get meaningful feedback on a game when all your testers are from the same demographic (18-22 male). Especially when the game is targetted at 5 year olds.
When I hear people bitch about how games don't cater to girls, I just want to kill them. The reason is that girls aren't involved with it. If there were more female designers, developers, artists, and testers, there'd be better games for girls. (duh?) But I digress
Game girls are definitely hard to come by. My GF is a gamer, as is one of my other good female friends. They mostly play slower games like Harvest Moon but also sometimes UT, SSBM, etc. As to finding them, I have no better idea than you .. I thought girls had a secret intelligence network for this stuff.
Game girls are definitely hard to come by. My GF is a gamer, as is one of my other good female friends. They mostly play slower games like Harvest Moon but also sometimes UT, SSBM, etc. As to finding them, I have no better idea than you .. I thought girls had a secret intelligence network for this stuff.
They do; that's why they all go to the toilet at once
This is one industry I'd love to get a foothold in, getting paid for doing something I actually enjoy, and feeling like I'm contributing to the gaming world a little
Well-veering slightly back on-topic [I am so sorry...]; I may decide to go. I've seen Seattle in autumn and spring, it might be nice to see it in summer... maybe?
It all depends though on money, and eikaiwa schools, and various things.
Well-veering slightly back on-topic [I am so sorry...]; I may decide to go. I've seen Seattle in autumn and spring, it might be nice to see it in summer... maybe?
It all depends though on money, and schools that teach speaking english, and various things.
When speaking english, it is customary to use english words.
Since you otherwise seem to speak english, I presume you are looking to teach english. Where, may I ask, are you considering going?
But I enjoy confounding others by using what romaji I know! A girl only has so many pleasures in life!
If I enjoy Japan, the application to NOVA will be sent rather quickly; from everything I have researched, NOVA is apparently one of the best ways to get the proverbial foot in the metaphorical door that is the Japanese workplace.
Of course, I could end up hating Japan, and Tokyo in particular, so.... we shall see.
But I enjoy confounding others by using what romaji I know! A girl only has so many pleasures in life!
If I enjoy Japan, the application to NOVA will be sent rather quickly; from everything I have researched, NOVA is apparently one of the best ways to get the proverbial foot in the metaphorical door that is the Japanese workplace.
Of course, I could end up hating Japan, and Tokyo in particular, so.... we shall see.
Don't think I could ever hate Japan. Well...just Nagoya but then my blood is literally on it's streets. :twisted: Okay so I know it's washed off by now but still it was spilled there.
And yeah...it's hell and determination to get permission to work in Japan. Only for Americans though. :shock:
And Kozi should never scare anyone. He's got a great voice and wrotes amazing music.
not just girlfriends with their boyfriends. and at this thing, you'll be pretty certain they like video games. which i assume is why you want to meet girls there.
i was at gameworks in seattle a few weeks ago and i ran into a girl who was just kind of wandering around with a bracelet. i was with a few friends, and one of the guys said, "what are you doing?" to her in hopes that she'd come and play video games with him. apparently she was hot. and she said, of all things, in gameworks, of all places, "oh, i don't like video games. i'm just here waiting for my parents."
my friend instantly said, "oh, okay! see you later!" it was pretty funny.
that won't happen at PAX, so you'll automatically have something in common with the girls you meet there. if you start out talking to them about games, they'll probably be pretty amiable.
I ain't saying I'm going to PAX for the SOLE purpose of actually meeting a gamer girl (I've met like 2...maybe..not even hardcore gamers...) but it will definatly be nice to talk to girls about things other than money, sex and Avril Lavigne.
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How could anyone find a game job in Spokane? There's absolutly nothing in this town. In fact, my fiancee and I refer to Spokane as "the long distance suburb of Seattle".
Unless you two work at Cyan.
In which case that makes me sad.
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I ain't saying I'm going to PAX for the SOLE purpose of actually meeting a gamer girl (I've met like 2...maybe..not even hardcore gamers...) but it will definatly be nice to talk to girls about things other than money, sex and Avril Lavigne.
On a different topic I know this kid, this friend of mines who is totaly in love with Avril Lavigne and he has even IMed her supposedly and she gave him a shout out at one of her concerts. But that isn't the funny thing. the funny thing is this kid is 17 years old and is making some money at a job and he has no expensis so he spends all his money on guns and knives. And he works at a movie theater so he get's the cardboard advertisements for stuff like Hellboy and Underworld etc. His room is wall to wall Avril Posters with Swords and Guns Racked up on tthe wall. It's a little bit diterbing but still very cool. He also has a really kick ass sound system. It's like and adolescent dream come true. With out the seven blonde maidens. But he is like a samurai. His sole focus is Avril Lavigne.
I'm a chick and I have never seen gaming or gamers as sexist. Granted sometimes I get bored n tired of seeing the female characters drawn as they are but the makers know their "core target" audience. Same as with anime. But mean cruel "grrls" and the like just piss me off like not much else. They're as bad as the gold digging whores in giving women a bad image.
And I might go to PAX. Just now I don't have money to pay for it plus my own nagging sense of not fitting into the crowd. I'm not "a gamer" by any stretch of the imagination. I do dust off the old Dreamcast n fire up Soul Calibur from time to time and am always losing my poor neglected & abused Gameboy Advance but I don't play anything as much as I'd like. I want to get into playing more. Might have to start scheduling it in. :oops:
i'm a girl, too, and i've never thought it was particularly sexist. games are entertainment; they're supposed to be pretty. the people and environments are supposed to be visually appealing. as far as gamers being sexist, it's kind of inevitable. the vast majority of heavy gamers are guys. i can take good-natured "beaten by a girl!" jokes and be proud of myself.
working at gamestop, i get asked almost every day, "oh, you play video games?" no. i'm just here to look pretty and smile you into buying things.
I got the perfect line for this event. I don't even know why I'm diclosing it, because i just know i'm gonna use it on some chick and some other Fucktard will have already used it on her.
Oh well here goes:
BOY: HAHA! You have a boyfriend! (use best mocking voice)
GIRL: No I don't! *Flicks Hair* *blushes*
BOY: Oh really? My name is Steve.
There is no bigger waste of time than talking to a girl for 30 minutes ( which actually requires very little actual talking and quite a bit of feigned intrest) and then when moving in you get the proverbial stiff arm when she finally decides to mention that she has a boyfriend.
My friend Steve came up with this shit , i have yet to use it, but i will. Rember this only opens the conversation with( If your lucky a smile), Wether you actually hook-up depends on how well you can carry a canversation............that and how drunk she is.
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Playing WoW "only when you are bored" is like smoking "only when you are drinking".
All I can say for this discussion is to quote Heinlein:
Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. They should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster.
I got the perfect line for this event. I don't even know why I'm diclosing it, because i just know i'm gonna use it on some chick and some other Fucktard will have already used it on her.
Oh well here goes:
BOY: HAHA! You have a boyfriend! (use best mocking voice)
GIRL: No I don't! *Flicks Hair* *blushes*
BOY: Oh really? My name is Steve.
There is no bigger waste of time than talking to a girl for 30 minutes ( which actually requires very little actual talking and quite a bit of feigned intrest) and then when moving in you get the proverbial stiff arm when she finally decides to mention that she has a boyfriend.
My friend Steve came up with this shit , i have yet to use it, but i will. Rember this only opens the conversation with( If your lucky a smile), Wether you actually hook-up depends on how well you can carry a canversation............that and how drunk she is.
Wow you havent used that gem yet? Well dont worry I wont steal it. :roll:
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"Contact with alien races always renews one's faith in humanity. It is my belief that foreign travel narrows the mind wonderfully"
-Helem Boesch-
working at gamestop, i get asked almost every day, "oh, you play video games?" no. i'm just here to look pretty and smile you into buying things.
Funny story. There used to be this girl that worked at the Software etc. in the mall here in Tucson. She was really really hot but didn't know a damn thing about video games. She conned my into buying things several times just cause she was so hot.
Okay. Has anyone considered asking a girl along? Chances are, if you know any girl who is even remotely into games of any form, she'll be flattered that you even thought to ask. If she goes, you've got plenty of time to "get to know her better," and if she doesn't? You, my friend, just scored some huge points in her little black book. Besides, do you really think that any single girl going to PAX isn't expecting to be hit on? Seriously. Think ahead, guys.
My girlfriend is going. She would (85% chance) be going even if I weren't.
You're not likely to find "chicks" at these things. You'll find some obnoxious grrls and some female geeks. If they're a grrl, they're either hooked up with another grrl, engaging in some sort of renegade empowerment behavior, or both. If they're a geek, they're probably spoken for. If they're a geek and not spoken for (the woman of our dreams), you'll never know she's looking
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as a girl, i dont hear much in the way of girls being game testers. my dream job would be to play games all day (since i already try to do that anyways...woohoo!) so i was wondering if there actually are any women game testers and also if there's any demand for them in the gaming world. i know that games usually cater to guys (except for that barbie game that came out to entice girls to start playing video games...i was very sad that day), so perhaps they dont even look for women testers? tell me that they are looking for girls and youll be my hero for the day!
secondly, id love to go to pax but my...counterpart...would rather go to some music thingy. as he cant afford to go to both, how do i convince him that pax is INFINITELY better than whatever it is he wants to go to? any advice would be greatly appreciated as i am at a loss right now. plus, i wouldnt want to go to seattle on my own.
and you all are right, gamer girls are super hard to come by. i know, because i have been looking to befriend some to help hook up my gamer guy friends with. but they do exist. i guess the next best thing is to find a girl who wont be pissed if you stay up til 5 in the morning with xbox live instead of coming to bed with her at a semi-normal hour. hint: stay with her til she falls asleep and THEN jump on live. :P
Also, I think the job involves more than just testing; you have to write up reports of what problems you ran into, so I think anyhow, you'd have to ask the guys who actually have the jobs to find out
Booo, go with a likeminded friend; you and your... counterpart... don't have to constantly go places together; make time for friends too
Otherwise, dump your guy, find someone who'll go with you; you've got time before PAX
Just kidding :P
Actually Dreamer, it has very little to do with games being designed for men. On the contrary, that would make it easier for you. Game developers would love nothing more than to find more ways to attract women to gaming (as women are now the main untapped consumer in the gaming world.)
Developers have managed to reach men of all ages, but seem to be at a loss to lure more women into gaming. If you live in an area with some gaming companies, I suggest applying right away. You will get treated no worse (and no better) than anyone else would. All you gotta do is prove that your a gamer.
Well, that is a problem. I, of course, suggest going without him. However I realize that being female, you may not feel as safe heading over to Bellvue to attend PAX by yourself.
I suppose it's a comprimise issue. Decide what you'd like to do more. If you feel comfortable going to PAX by yourself, by all means, do so. No reason you shouldn't have that right, male or female.
Well, I personally, have little problem devoting enough time to a girl. (Especially if she's offering to spend it in bed... :oops: ) At least in my case, it's really just about being able to share the same hobbies.
I think most of the guys here are with me on this: We're not out to dupe a girl into letting us play games. We just think they'd be more fun to play together. Few things are as nice as having a significant other who loves the same games as you do.
To address your inquiry about females in the gaming industry...Yes they do exist. Infact one of the developers for the company I'm currently at is infact female, and she does a great job at what she does. Also one of our lead's is female as well. So in conclusion they do exist there just doesn't seem to be as large of amount of females applying as there are men.
So if you are interested in joining this field then by all means follow your interests and I hope you are successful in your endevors.
Game companies are desperate for female testers. The company I work for was lamenting just this week about not having any. It's hard to get meaningful feedback on a game when all your testers are from the same demographic (18-22 male). Especially when the game is targetted at 5 year olds.
When I hear people bitch about how games don't cater to girls, I just want to kill them. The reason is that girls aren't involved with it. If there were more female designers, developers, artists, and testers, there'd be better games for girls. (duh?) But I digress
Game girls are definitely hard to come by. My GF is a gamer, as is one of my other good female friends. They mostly play slower games like Harvest Moon but also sometimes UT, SSBM, etc. As to finding them, I have no better idea than you .. I thought girls had a secret intelligence network for this stuff.
This is one industry I'd love to get a foothold in, getting paid for doing something I actually enjoy, and feeling like I'm contributing to the gaming world a little
Look for your local chapter of the IGDA (independant game developers association)
It all depends though on money, and eikaiwa schools, and various things.
When speaking english, it is customary to use english words.
Since you otherwise seem to speak english, I presume you are looking to teach english. Where, may I ask, are you considering going?
猿も木から落ちる
If I enjoy Japan, the application to NOVA will be sent rather quickly; from everything I have researched, NOVA is apparently one of the best ways to get the proverbial foot in the metaphorical door that is the Japanese workplace.
Of course, I could end up hating Japan, and Tokyo in particular, so.... we shall see.
Don't think I could ever hate Japan. Well...just Nagoya but then my blood is literally on it's streets. :twisted: Okay so I know it's washed off by now but still it was spilled there.
And yeah...it's hell and determination to get permission to work in Japan. Only for Americans though. :shock:
And Kozi should never scare anyone.
not just girlfriends with their boyfriends. and at this thing, you'll be pretty certain they like video games. which i assume is why you want to meet girls there.
i was at gameworks in seattle a few weeks ago and i ran into a girl who was just kind of wandering around with a bracelet. i was with a few friends, and one of the guys said, "what are you doing?" to her in hopes that she'd come and play video games with him. apparently she was hot. and she said, of all things, in gameworks, of all places, "oh, i don't like video games. i'm just here waiting for my parents."
my friend instantly said, "oh, okay! see you later!" it was pretty funny.
that won't happen at PAX, so you'll automatically have something in common with the girls you meet there. if you start out talking to them about games, they'll probably be pretty amiable.
Unless you two work at Cyan.
In which case that makes me sad.
On a different topic I know this kid, this friend of mines who is totaly in love with Avril Lavigne and he has even IMed her supposedly and she gave him a shout out at one of her concerts. But that isn't the funny thing. the funny thing is this kid is 17 years old and is making some money at a job and he has no expensis so he spends all his money on guns and knives. And he works at a movie theater so he get's the cardboard advertisements for stuff like Hellboy and Underworld etc. His room is wall to wall Avril Posters with Swords and Guns Racked up on tthe wall. It's a little bit diterbing but still very cool. He also has a really kick ass sound system. It's like and adolescent dream come true. With out the seven blonde maidens. But he is like a samurai. His sole focus is Avril Lavigne.
i'm a girl, too, and i've never thought it was particularly sexist. games are entertainment; they're supposed to be pretty. the people and environments are supposed to be visually appealing. as far as gamers being sexist, it's kind of inevitable. the vast majority of heavy gamers are guys. i can take good-natured "beaten by a girl!" jokes and be proud of myself.
working at gamestop, i get asked almost every day, "oh, you play video games?" no. i'm just here to look pretty and smile you into buying things.
I got the perfect line for this event. I don't even know why I'm diclosing it, because i just know i'm gonna use it on some chick and some other Fucktard will have already used it on her.
Oh well here goes:
BOY: HAHA! You have a boyfriend! (use best mocking voice)
GIRL: No I don't! *Flicks Hair* *blushes*
BOY: Oh really? My name is Steve.
There is no bigger waste of time than talking to a girl for 30 minutes ( which actually requires very little actual talking and quite a bit of feigned intrest) and then when moving in you get the proverbial stiff arm when she finally decides to mention that she has a boyfriend.
My friend Steve came up with this shit , i have yet to use it, but i will. Rember this only opens the conversation with( If your lucky a smile), Wether you actually hook-up depends on how well you can carry a canversation............that and how drunk she is.
Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. They should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster.
Wow you havent used that gem yet? Well dont worry I wont steal it. :roll:
-Helem Boesch-
Funny story. There used to be this girl that worked at the Software etc. in the mall here in Tucson. She was really really hot but didn't know a damn thing about video games. She conned my into buying things several times just cause she was so hot.
fuckin a'
i hope they avoid you all.
I'll protect you from their hideous grammar.
-Helem Boesch-
I've hired a temporary boyfriend for the event. Now that's thinking!