wiseman and burch gdc 2015 study

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Slide deck from Rosalind Wiseman and Ashly Burch's GDC 2015 presentation.

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Natalie and Julia from Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness. They are both strong willed… they both
possess confidence and feminine qualities, smart and pretty (which I feel girls usually aren't
allowed to be even in real life sometimes).

 
Sylvanas Windrunner  from WoW. She's a woman in a position of power who led her people
bravely both in life and death. She's also a military strategist… I also like GLaDOS from Portal
for being not only a non-sexualized female robotic character, but also for her witty and sarcastic
personality and complete lack of empathy
 
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Ghost for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, cause he was the most skilled soldier I've ever had
 


 
 
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 “I like the Luteces' from BioShock Infinite because they are a male/female twin, but they have the
same intelligence. The female is portrayed as smarter and more strategic in her thinking. The male
twin is not above her and they are portrayed as equals because they are equal, not because the
 

 
Girl / 10th grade / Level 8 / No
Girl / 9th grade / Level 8 / No
Girl / 6th grade / Level 9 / Yes
Girl / 11th grade / Level 8 / Yes
Girl / 10th grade / Level 8 / Yes
Girl / 10th grade / Level 8 / No
 
 
 
 
Gamer Boys, do you believe women are treated like sex objects in
games?