According to an article written awhile ago by one Chris Crawford in The Escapist this is how gaming has evolved amongst the sexes...
To paraphrase (it is a bit of a read):
Men love shooting and fighting and violent/bloody games because they have been hard-coded, via something called evolutionary psychology (link provided from the article).
As per his example set the sort of games women enjoy are:
So I open this to everyone out there that is or knows a female gamer. Do you believe that his theory on women gamers is apt? or is it way off base?
In order to fully comprehend what he's trying to say I highly recommend you read the article.
To paraphrase (it is a bit of a read):
Men love shooting and fighting and violent/bloody games because they have been hard-coded, via something called evolutionary psychology (link provided from the article).
As per his example set the sort of games women enjoy are:
"...Some sort of interactive soap opera or bodice ripper, presenting the player with complex social problems as she seeks the ideal mate. Contrast this with the kind of software currently being offered to women and you can see why so little progress has been made with this group." Chris Crawford
So I open this to everyone out there that is or knows a female gamer. Do you believe that his theory on women gamers is apt? or is it way off base?
In order to fully comprehend what he's trying to say I highly recommend you read the article.