Comments on: Reflection: Women & Gaming in My Family

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:42:13 +0000

In reply to LightningEllen. Haha. That's awesome!

By: LightningEllen

LightningEllen — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:09:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story! I’m a woman with an electronics background who has always loved video games. My Mom never liked them much, but I have fond memories of getting her addicted to Kirby’s Dream Course one very fun summer, haha.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:02:35 +0000

In reply to Athena | AmbiGaming. That's great that your parents saw how fun video games could be and even participated. I definitely could say a lot more about women and gaming (I have some thoughts developing on that for a later post), but for now I want to focus on the experiences closest to me.

By: Athena | AmbiGaming

Athena | AmbiGaming — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:38:25 +0000

We were always equal-opportunity gamers at my house. My dad was usually more enthusiastic about playing, but even my mom would join in sometimes. It was all about playing together and having fun together, so I think my parents saw that the three of us (kids) enjoyed playing video games, so they’d join in.

Having said that, I think it’s perfectly reasonable to not have any sort of strong statement about women in games. The field is changing (in some ways) and staying stagnant (in others) so it’s hard to pin down one overarching “statement,” I think. I tend to cause a ruckus when I try, so… there’s that, too 😉

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:24:39 +0000

In reply to Lee Hunt.

Thanks for the comment!

In my immediate family, the only other avid gamer would be my youngest brother. I don’t think I’ve ever heard my dad say anything about video games and my oldest brother never showed much of an interest.

By: DDOCentral

DDOCentral — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:17:39 +0000

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By: Lee Hunt

Lee Hunt — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:24:21 +0000

I enjoyed reading your thoughts here! I know you don’t necessarily have a statement about women and games, but while I was reading I wondered… do views on gaming differ between the men and women in your family?