Whether it be those tiresome Girlfriend Lists or those hideous pinkified “girl games”, we women have been told time and time again what we want out of games and gaming. But how often are we asked to be the experts on that?
Well, now’s the time.
Over at Yudhishthira’s Dice, Brand does what you would think any sensible person would do if they want to know what women want out of something… he asks us:
Ladies, what RPG covers (or interiors) have you seen that involve a woman in the art that make you say, “I want to play that” or, just as good “I want to play her.” Or that make you feel like it is a game you could like, or be included in by a group of guys you’d never met and whose maturity you didn’t neccisarily know?
To help Brand get as wide a sample size as possible (and, really, because I think it’s a great idea), I’ve decided to turn it into a meme. The rules are written below. Behind the jump I will be posting links to the participating pages. It goes without saying that any submitted link that goes against the spirit of the meme will not be posted.
Meme Rules:
- Copy the text of the original challenge from Yudhishthira’s Dice and give a proper link attribution.
- Copy these rules exactly (including any links).
- Find images of game covers (interiors are okay, too) that make you want to play the game. Any kind of game — video game, card game, tabletop RPG, etc — is fine. Post them and include a short (or long) explanation on why the image makes/made you want to play the game.
- The original challenge is about finding out what women think about how game art is marketed and therefore it is targeted at women. I’d like to keep it that way, please.
- You can tag as many or as few people as you want. You do not need to be tagged to participate in the meme.
- When you make your post, please post the link on this thread so we can all see what others have said.
Happy meme-ing!
Participating Posts:
RPGS (Tabletop, LARP, etc):
I want to play that! [merrua]
“I Want to Play Her!” [Katie]
Video Games:
Covers that make me say, “I want to play that!” [tekanji]
The Women and Game Covers meme [rachan]
Meme: Video Game Covers I Want to See [100LittleDolls]
Meme: Game Covers that Sold Me [Lake Desire]
Cover Girls: Game Covers Women Want To See [Guilded Lily]
My First Meme: Video Game Covers I Want to See [Amy Reads]
Meme: Box Art That Makes Me Want to Play [Brinstar]
Potpourri:
Game Covers Women Want to See Meme [revena]
Call for Submissions:
On Killer Betties
On feminist_gamers
On feminist_fandom
On lesbian_gamers
February 28th, 2007 at 1:52 am
[...] I decided that, rather than clutter up the comment thread, that I’d take the question over here. So, after the jump you’ll find some covers that sucked me in and explanations of why I liked them. To help Brand get as wide a sample size as possible (and, really, because I think it’s a great idea), I’ve decided to turn it into a meme. Go see this post for more information. [...]
February 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
[...] Covers Women Want to See Meme: Covers Women Want to See Meme Covers Women Want to See Meme [Killer Betties] Covers Women Want to See Meme [feminist_gamers] Covers Women Want to See Meme [feminist_fandom] Covers Women Want to See Meme [lesbian_gamers] [...]
February 28th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
[...] So now the question of what women would like to see on covers has spread. It’s started a meme. That meme has further spread to all sorts of places. [...]
February 28th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
This is great, tekanji!
I did it, but of course I had a horrible time with Blogger (always when I’m trying to put images to a post) and now I’m encountering an error when I type in the url for the permalink. So maybe by tomorrow it’ll be fixed?
February 28th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
100littledolls: I see what you’re talking about! I’ve grabbed the link and put it on anyway. Hopefully blogger will get the mess sorted out in due time.
March 1st, 2007 at 10:41 pm
This cover had me buying the game without looking at the specs, for two reasons:
1: “Hey that’s SHODAN!”
2: “System Shock TWO????”
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/system-shock-2/cover-art/gameCoverId,37672/
This probably doesn’t count, because a black box with “System Shock 2″ written on it would have had the same effect (SHODAN is just noticeable).
March 2nd, 2007 at 12:47 pm
[...] tekanji tagged me in a lovely superfun meme. [...]
March 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 pm
[...] Annnnd one of Brand Robins’s posts at Yudhisthira’s Dice this week inspired tekanji to kick off a meme that looks like it should be both fun and potentially enlightening. (Brand is also involved with the New Horizons supplement to Spirit of the Century. The internets are vast – yet also very, very small) [...]
March 3rd, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Cover Girls: Game Covers Women Want To See…
There is an interesting exchange of ideas floating around the gaming blogosphere related to the primary artwork associated with game marketing - box art covers - and how these images might appeal to women gamers. This discussion originated in a…
March 13th, 2007 at 4:03 am
[...] En mi vuelta diaria por el mundo de los videojuegos en internet me tope con un artÃculo de Kotaku que hablaba sobre las portadas de juegos amigables para chicas el escrito te llevaba al blog Guilded Lilies donde su escritora habÃa contestado un meme bastante interesante sobre Portadas de juegos que las mujeres quieren ver. El meme no trata de imaginarte una portada sino de explicar que portadas te han invitado a jugar tan solo con verlas. Asà que me apunto con tres portadas que en cuanto las và me hicieron querer el juego. [...]
March 29th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
[...] When you make your post, please post the link on this thread so we can all see what others have said. [...]
March 29th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
My post is here! I think this is really interesting, by the way. Thanks for collecting all the links so we call all see them!
http://www.pixiepalace.com/2007/03/29/i-want-to-play-her/
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:10 pm
[...] 1. Copy the text of the original challenge from Yudhishthira’s Dice and give a proper link attribution. 2. Copy these rules exactly (including any links). 3. Find images of game covers (interiors are okay, too) that make you want to play the game. Any kind of game — video game, card game, tabletop RPG, etc — is fine. Post them and include a short (or long) explanation on why the image makes/made you want to play the game. 4. The original challenge is about finding out what women think about how game art is marketed and therefore it is targeted at women. I’d like to keep it that way, please. 5. You can tag as many or as few people as you want. You do not need to be tagged to participate in the meme. 6. When you make your post, please post the link on this thread so we can all see what others have said. [...]