The First Female Gamers

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 03:26:44 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://medium.com/@increment/the-first-female-gamers-c784fbe3ff37

"Could it really have been so unthinkable to Gygax that a woman would
purchase Dungeons & Dragons? His game went on to wild, unprecedented
popularity, and women constituted no small part of its long-term
audience. To appreciate the situation in 1974, we must understand the
market Dungeons & Dragons entered, and the curious consumer group it
targeted: gamers."

Lengthy but fascinating history of the evolution of female participation
in fantasy roleplaying.

Via Tracy Hurley again.

Share and enjoy,
                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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