Senior analyst Stephanie Llamas wrote in a follow-up blog post that the growing popularity of "casual platforms" has helped reinforce the false assumption that women are primarily casual gamers. But the reality, says Llamas, is that half of female PC gamers in the US consider themselves either "mid-core or hardcore gamers."
goes to the self-identifying as 'gamers' convo we had all the way upthread
― Mordy, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
The comments are a treat. On so-called "casual gamers" being called "gamers":
It does however devalue the term and there are people who identify with it. Would you like your neighbour identifying as your wife's second husband just because they shook hands? Would an archaeologist like it if people started calling them dogs because they both dig out bones?
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:49 (nine years ago) link
they're so good at not thinking through the subtexts of analogies
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
also at not understanding how analogies work at all
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
there's also the guy who says women outnumber men in social gaming spaces 1:1.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 19:54 (nine years ago) link
it's like watching a slow motion collapse as these dudes continue to be confronted with evidence that challenges their narrative of primacy in a hobby they've been consistently out of touch with for years now. the gg crew represents, apparently, an ever smaller demo in an evolving and diversifying landscape. it is truly no wonder they've attracted attention from the social conservative wings, since ideologically they share nearly identical ideological anxieties
― this things i believe (art), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
second ideology mention superfluous; much shame on my house
― this things i believe (art), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:15 (nine years ago) link
High hopes for this turning out a smart and civil discussion like the horror films why not thread, deep fears that it will descend into madness fyi― sfdgafhtehw (jjjusten), Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:32 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
it took us a while but we got there eventually
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
but ilx didn't even provide the madness
― Nhex, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:24 (nine years ago) link
madness by proxy syndrome
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
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lol mid-core shut it down folks
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
so is it softcore, midcore and hardcore?
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:32 (nine years ago) link
mid-core moderates
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
I'm a normcore gamer
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
These guys don't like the term mid-core gamer. They want it referred to as half-mast.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
casual, casual-core, mobile, retro, mid-core, sonic fan art-core, adult man-baby-core, ethics in game journalism-core
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:35 (nine years ago) link
I thought we were finally part of a post-core society.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:37 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1I0jDrCEAAQT1H.png
loooool
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:37 (nine years ago) link
someone tell Patton Oswalt.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
omg
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:41 (nine years ago) link
how long til they recruit ian watkins apologists?
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link
is tosh bro still on tv
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:43 (nine years ago) link
Dipshit Knight is like a white knight for dipshits
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 20:44 (nine years ago) link
probably would be less surprising re female gamers if female gamers could be visible in online MP games without being harassed for speaking or having a gamertag that identifies them as potentially female
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:51 (nine years ago) link
true
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 22:50 (nine years ago) link
oh you all laugh at gamergate now, but when the SJWs descend on ILM and your album with a sheep on it polls and compulsive listmaking excercises lie in ruins who will be laughing then
― Ass Tchotchke! (jjjusten), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:26 (nine years ago) link
looks like anita sarkeesian is gonna be on colbert tonight
― Clay, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
There's something a bit insufferable about the thought of Colbert making gamer jokes.
― jmm, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 23:48 (nine years ago) link
had to look up the council of 13
the name of the ruling body of numerous fictional villanous species:Yeerks, from the children's book series Animorphs
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Thursday, 30 October 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
That PCGamer link on stats of women in games is breaking my head with the comments. Do these people live on earth?
Jeremy Alexander NacMacFeegle • 9 hours agoI'm confused, what is wrong with equal rights???1 • Reply•Share › AvatarNacMacFeegle Jeremy Alexander • 9 hours agoNothing wrong with equal rights, the problem is equal rights advocates
― Gumbercules? I love that guy! (Trayce), Thursday, 30 October 2014 02:32 (nine years ago) link
the inhabitants of ILM, giddy with freedom
― Starland Vocal Gland (sic), Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:14 (nine years ago) link
i don't play video games but i am crying over anita sarkeesian's nyt op-ed so i mean i guess it reached its target audience
― jaymc, Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:26 (nine years ago) link
sarkeesian just went on colbert and GG is losing GG it. some good images floating around already.
― caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:29 (nine years ago) link
Lol phone
― caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:30 (nine years ago) link
http://www.themarysue.com/watch-anita-sarkeesian-colbert-segment/
― jaymc, Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:34 (nine years ago) link
Is that really what the writing for Colbert is usually like? P bad.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:43 (nine years ago) link
You mean the scripted stuff before the interview?
― jaymc, Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:44 (nine years ago) link
yeah the monologue, pretty groany
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 30 October 2014 04:44 (nine years ago) link
― Ass Tchotchke! (jjjusten), Wednesday, October 29, 2014 7:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
Nobody listened to the prophet Mordy until it was too late
― 龜, Thursday, 30 October 2014 11:29 (nine years ago) link
finally, the inevitable hitler video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr2JPjhtGZA
― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 30 October 2014 13:49 (nine years ago) link
Five minutes of Colbert jokes. -_- Then Anita comes on and more Colbert jokes.
It was hardly an interview, but she did well.
― jmm, Thursday, 30 October 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
hitler vid starts slow but gets p good.
didn't think anything really new could be done with this material but the cut at 3:06 and reaction shot at 3:26 are excellent.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 30 October 2014 15:43 (nine years ago) link
They've done it. They've cracked it wide open.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 30 October 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/10/23/gamergate-viewed-right/
this is a fascinating document, a far-right site talking gg (as most of them have been all along)
ignore the overheated writing for the comments tho: lots of self-professed "left-libertarians" chiming in. there's the whole roster of far-right internet bros in there eventually.
i think somewhere in there someone openly admits that their charity giving (esp to that one women-in-games org they like) is pinkwashing advised by the white nationalist types on 4chan to give the whole thing legitimacy
― caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:06 (nine years ago) link
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2ksawe/i_cannot_wait_to_seehow_south_park_takes_on/
I cannot WAIT to seehow South Park takes on #Gamergate (self.KotakuInAction)
submitted 2 hours ago by theclayinyourhands
I have full faith in Trey and Matt, that they will see through the shilling and tackle this issue with sharp satire on both sides. And everyone knows Trey and Matt will not be able to resist. I'd say expect a GG themed episode of South Park within 2-3 weeks.
I can just see it now. Cartman is playingvideo games when all of the sudden a woman on voice chat or something starts spouting off a bunch of feminist shit and he goes out and either a). starts the "Gamergate" movement or b). joins the existing Gamergate movement and when he starts being all misogynist all the other GG people are like "no, dude this is about ethics" at which point he starts a spinoff GG group based on misogyny and then at the end they all learn a lesson and move on. With, of course, all the jokes and shots that Matt and Trey will throw in there.
Needles to say, it'll be a classic.
― max, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dBLDirQUFug/SRz97TxTmsI/AAAAAAAAABY/BOLDWVic-3Q/s400/Peanuts+Desert.gif
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 30 October 2014 17:50 (nine years ago) link
Needles to say
― kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Thursday, 30 October 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
does ilx have a "post your topical south park fanfiction" thread because if not
― you little affront to god (reddening), Thursday, 30 October 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link
Does ILX have a 'needless to say' thread because if not
― 龜, Thursday, 30 October 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link