Gender divide and the computer game industry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Prescott, Julie, 1975- (Author), Boggs, Jan, 1959- (Author)
Corporate Author:	IGI Global Online
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hershey, Pennsylvania (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pa., USA) : IGI Global, [2014]
Subjects:	Sex discrimination in employment. Video games industry > Social aspects. Video games > Social aspects. Women computer industry employees. Career factors Computer games industry Cultural impact Future perspectives Games and society Gender divide Massively multiplayer online role-playing games Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: why the gender divide in computer games is an important and timely issue
The computer game industry, market, and culture
Games and society: can games make a better world?
Play preferences and the gendering of gaming
Representation, image, and identity
Game workers and the gender divide in the production of computer games
The experience of women game developers
Issues career women face
Reflections for the future
Final thoughts and concluding comments.