Sexy girls of gaming

Women battle old-fashioned sexism and new forms of harassment to become big players in the world of professional gaming. Tue 3 Jan That week she handed in her resignation. Chelsea is one of a growing number of Australian women making a living from Twitch.

A recent study published by Jesse Fox and colleagues in Computers in Human Behavior suggests women who employ sexy avatars in virtual reality VR may objectify themselves or blame rape victims in surveys given shortly afterward. In many news accounts , this study is reported as indicating harmful effects for girls playing video games, although implications of the study may be less clear. Fox immersed female undergraduate students in a simple VR world where they looked into a mirror. In the VR mirror, some participants saw themselves as represented by an avatar wearing a miniskirt and form fitting top sexualized or wearing jeans and bulky top non-sexualized. Even the hair was different with sexualized avatars displaying loose-fitting hair, non-sexualized avatars either short or pulled back hair.

For as long as there have been video games there have been hot female characters. Though, as graphics technology has improved these hotties have been brought to life in a way that has made us question what is real. We appreciate a good looking gaming character, and in this feature you'll find 25 of the hottest female video game characters ever designed. Note that these are in alphabetical order.

The place of women in games has become something of a sensitive topic lately. With more and more strong, independent female characters making their way into the medium, it brings into question how women should be conceived. In a primarily male dominated industry, how are these women represented? Certainly most women that you find in video games are attractive. They have to be larger than life in a way to inspire that same feeling within their games.