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more about #studies GohanGVO: I wonder which games comprise that list of 150. Was the list generated by units moved? Critical reception? Both? Neither? The reason I ask is because... more » Mancomb Seepgood of the Elevator Protection Agency: This is simply down to where the games are made. For instance, most American games based on an original IP feature an American protagonist, most Japan... more » Apoc28: There has never been a more pointless story. 1. In most games you can't even see your char so you could be a damn smurf and it would make no differe... more » 4xis.black: I'm not sure you can call 50 Cent's games stereotypical. They do seem to be based faithfully on how 50 Cent would want a video game to be, and he does... more » trogdor645: This is actually pretty true. We do need more racial diversity in video games. Open-world games come to mind in actually having a diverse set of chara... more » Jehuty: The biggest problem trying to appeal to people of different ethnicity isn't the color of a person's skin. It's the language. What these groups don't... more » MadelineTelephus: Now, I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts what role race played in that, but I think it's fair to say, that the USC Annenb... more » wirebrain: Okay, lemme get this straight- When game companies try to include characters of any race in all venues of the title, people will peer through it unde... more » evilweevle: they think that not having enough hispanic playable characters is a 'missed sales oppertunity'? i seriously dont think that most gamers really care a... more » Nslick: This is only the tip of the iceberg. Everyone is dancing around the big problem. When are Cats going to be well represented in video-games? Fable 2... more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: The thing that legitimately pissed me off was Bioshock. Sure, everyone in Rapture is the best and brightest from around the world -- which somehow mea... more » AngelMayLaugh Loves Rashida Jones: I honestly don't even think about race when playing Video Games. The only thing I usually see is Male or Female and I play a lot of JRPGs so I don't e... more » Etalyx: Look on the bright side. Fewer white people in games is not necesarily a good thing. Without them, who would star in Damnation? Leisure Suit Larry? H... more » Masterspeed: not all black people and hispanics are sterotypes i mean look at Prohet from crysis and louis from L4D they werent sterotypes...and look at romeo from... more » Limeade: I think why we're seeing a lot more hubbub and talk and research and publicity about minorities and under-representation is because video games have b... more » Mordraug: Apparently whoever was worrying about games not having Hispanic representation never tried creating a character in Mass Effect more » n00b_pwner: Race is only skin color. A person is the guy underneath the skin. Race doesn't mean anything except the genes of your parents. Skin pigment should no... more » Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire: just make a Hispanic main character for a game. we don't see a lot of Asian in games either more » Trey: What would you call the protagonist of Portal? I'd call her Asian. That chick from Heavenly Sword as well. As a black gamer myself, I've noticed tha... more » Clarke: Meet Clarke. He's a black video game character! more » -
#diversitytraining
Report: Games Underserve, Underrepresent Minorities
A report from the USC Annenberg School for Communication finds that the video game racial landscape has a long way to go to match that of American society, fairing about as well or worse than that of television. More » -
#studies
The Problem with Video Game Studies
Video game studies are inherently flawed, according to a writer for a Canadian quarterly, because in most cases researchers are making subjective appraisals of games they don't even understand. More » -
#studies
Study Determines Violence Has No Effect on Games' Appeal
Researchers modified Half-Life 2 to study whether violence makes a game more enjoyable for players. The short answer: It does not. More » -
#fogeys
Study Suggests Playing Video Games is "a Great Idea" for Seniors
No sooner than two 70-year-old FPS enthusiasts pop up do we also find, in the journal Psychology and Aging, a study suggesting that older folks might benefit from playing strategy-intensive video games. More » -
