What’s It Like for Women Gamers? [PSMag.com]

Samantha Sangenito 12/1/1612:00 PM

It’s not without reason that it might seem like the video game industry is dominated by awkward, angry young men: In 2014, awkward, angry young men launched GamerGate, a misogynist attack on indie game developer Zoë Quinn, critic Anita Sarkeesian, and other women. But GamerGate is just one example, and one might wonder: Is it really so bad for the average woman gamer?

Yes, it really is, according to a new study of the live-streaming platform Twitch. To put it bluntly, you’re more likely to see talk of breasts and marriage requests when a woman is broadcasting, write Supun Nakandala and his colleagues at Indiana University.

[For more of this story, written by Nathan Collins, go to https://psmag.com/whats-it-lik...694312ba1#.2jyz2eqo6]

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