According to an issue of Game Informer (September 2007), “83% of casual gamers indicated their willingness to watch a 30-second ad in order to play a game for free…” (p. 136). Of course, the results of this survey shouldn’t blow anyone in the gaming community out of the water. I imagine we all want to […]
March 9th, 2008 | Tasha Ward | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Halo"
Coming Out of the Closet: Why Female Gamers Don’t Talk Game
A gender divide has long been prevalent in gaming subculture. The majority of playable character heroes are male. Gaming advertisements are largely male. And as if this wasn’t enough to deter the average female away from gaming – men repeatedly scold women for their inability to play games and play them well (even though most […]
March 9th, 2008 | Tasha Ward | 3 comments | Continued

