Examiner's David Leavitt writes: "Today Dec. 19, 2014 Boston Mass. independant video game developer Brianna Wu launched a Patreon campaign to battle Gamer Gate with feminism."
Brianna Wu, a game developer who stood up for women facing harassment in the game industry, has decided to run for the U.S. House of Representatives.
“My main agenda will be economic. [...] I think we can do a much better job keeping startups here in our state. Also, look at the game industry, which has been devastated here in Boston with the loss of Irrational and others."
O' look, another feminist/SJW nut job running for office. I would say I'm thankful to be living in Canada, but we have our own problems with these type of people up here.
Why are reports of not gaming related or lame allowed to be marked as fixed?? Nothing has changed and I and another user considered this to be a lame piece. If the rest of the community deems it worthy to up vote then fair enough it is what it is but votes from users who deem otherwise (when considered lame or not gaming related) should not be allowed to be marked as fixed by the uploader.
Moe Long writes: "Whether it's groundbreaking design and mechanics or advocacy for individuals and diversity within the industry, Wu constantly brings a fresh and much needed perspective. I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with Brianna about her work at GSX, development challenges, and the state of the industry."
"Brianna Wu is leading a revolution in gaming"
LOL!!! stopped reading after that.
Head of development at Giant Spacekat explains why women in tech is about making better games.
That's because we've hit a point we're technology isn't a barrier that affects gameplay. That's all that happened. Besides, AAA games aren't going to be artsy and are therefore grounded in some aspects.
People buy the game's they want and there is a reason why AAA games are like they are.
What does Innovation got to do with women? There always have been men and women behind every innovation in the last 30+ years of gaming history... This comes across like the industry has been a sausage fest... far from it. It consisted of both men and women the whole period and STILL does to this day.
Then you're looking in the wrong place, not to mention you're doing very little to back up you argument, the only things you bring up is Forza, A SIMULATOR (can't really innovate in a simulator) and a VR tech demo. How about instead of staring at the AAA's under a damn microscope you look up at the giant landscape of gaming in general. In fact i see innovation on the rise more so than it has been since things went 3D. We got people who can are are making games with nothing more than an idea, something that could NEVER have been done before. Even AAA publishers are starting to take note of the hyper creative indie scene with experiences like Valiant Hearts, Unraveled, Going Home, and some more that i can't remember the names of right now.
A bit off topic but just about everything I was looking forward to this holiday year has either been delayed or it's had some bullcrap going on with it..
Uncharted 4 - Delayed
Persona 5 - Delayed
Star Wars: Battlefront - No campaign and not enough content to justify the price tag
Rainbow Six Siege - No campaign and not enough content to justify the price tag
So that leaves me with the Uncharted collection and I already own all 3 games on the PS3..
This gen has been nothing but less AAA games, delays, constant game droughts, half a**ed games and games with content stripped so developers can shove bullsh*t season passes and pre-order DLC down out throats. SO FAR this generation has been the WORSE.
On topic.. I partly agree with her. There is no innovation anymore but I don't agree with the notion that there's no innovation because of there not being enough females involved with game development. That's just feminist propaganda. 1 reason is that it's harder to innovate because there isn't a barrier of technology that affects gameplay like GreetingsfromCanada pointed out. 1 of the other reasons there is no innovation is because AAA games have gotten more expensive and publishers and developers don't want to take risk's like they used to. Why take risk's with new IP's when you can pump out the same Call of Duty games and Assasins Creed games that'll sell 10 million copies and are guaranteed to make your money back? This is a business at the end of the day.
Who?
Edit: I see a a generation of generic ideas. Can i get an article now too?
I really don't know what Gamergate is all about, but I have seen many articles of women claiming to be harassed from people from there.
Don't know if it's true or not but seeing the way certain people act and post on here just makes me think that these allegations are not all just baseless complaints from women seeking attention.
@-Foxtrot
I am actually going to base this off of N4G and the internet in general. I am a member on other websites and as much as I hate the bubble system, I have to appreciate it sometimes when i get comments on other sites.
Yes, I never see full blown attacks on women on this site, thank goodness. But the comments and attitude towards women is still concerning. I mean the recent article about GTA having a woman protagonist and the comments that followed where really disheartening.
Brianna Wu launches Patreon campaign to spin misandrism.
FIXED.
oo, nice cash grab, i want a piece!!
LMFAO! Brianna Wu is literally poking every bee hive she comes across, and kicking a hibernating bear at the same time by trying this. Feminism won't stop GamerGate because GamerGate isn't about women.
It's absolutely hilarious how someone whose first interaction with GamerGate was an insult meme, who was apparently so afraid for her life (based on a threat an INDIVIDUAL made with no association to GamerGate yet GG getting the blame for it) that she could appear on multiple national broadcasts where she avoided mentioning (or completely downplaying) the fact that she insulted thousands, who creates sockpuppet accounts to attack people unironically whilst saying NotYourShield is a giant sockpuppet account and that her sockpuppet account was "a joke", and who (like the other LWs) continuously claims that they just want to move on yet constantly inserts themselves in places no one cares about them, would even think about doing something like this.
This woman, who received $200,000 from her parents to start her own gaming company, who epitomizes privilege is going to try and bilk people out of money with a Patreon campaign of such a frivolous, B.S. nature. Anyone who supports her deserves to be conned out of every red cent they possess. This is so sad I almost can't laugh at it.
Brianna Wu is such an attention seeker, when articles and journalists were trying to use Anita and Zoe as "victims" against GamerGate she just popped up out of nowhere and it came across like "OH I WANT TO GET INVOLVED ASWELL, I'M A VICTIM TOO".
She then runs her mouth at the SMALLEST things, then when people calmly try to debate with her she pulls the victim card and makes it all about her. When these calm people start to get annoyed because she keeps making her mouth go she makes out like they are getting aggressive towards her.
Just one of the many things she does (Might have to zoom in a bit). Causes arguments out of nothing.
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She's honestly trying to make this whole thing about her when it's really not. GamerGate then have to stop trying to focus the REAL ISSUES and waste their time defending themselves from people throwing false allegations at them while the corrupt journalists just sit back and think "Oh thanks for defending us...SUCKERS"
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