Why are videogames toys for boys?
Dec. 4th, 2013 05:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lonemagpiehttp://www.polygon.com/features/2013/12/2/5143856/no-girls-allowed
Fascinating piece on how and why videogames have come be - or be seen as - boys’ toys. Great conclusion too.
As for the “given enough money you could sell tampons to guys”, well, they were originally developed in WW2 for plugging bullet wounds, so you could easily market them as important first-aid supplies for weekend warrior…
Fascinating piece on how and why videogames have come be - or be seen as - boys’ toys. Great conclusion too.
As for the “given enough money you could sell tampons to guys”, well, they were originally developed in WW2 for plugging bullet wounds, so you could easily market them as important first-aid supplies for weekend warrior…