Girls making more complex games than boys

[ArrrCee]

This is pretty interesting! I'd like to see some of the games that were created as to put these design choices into context.

[golden_boy]

You know, you just kinda proved the point. How do you read all of that into what I posted?

[Phenom]

Whoop! start programming that Quake 1 Prequel ladies!

Us guys will just fvck it up with killing and pressing of buttons by smashing into them with our foreheads! Sometimes we'll use an axe to press buttons like a barbaric 4 year old but look who coded Quake! All guys!

Step aside Mr.Carmack, here comes the Quake-RPG we were promised!

[golden_boy]

Gamasutra - Study: Girls made more complex games than boys, liked dev less

The results show that girls made more complicated, narrative-driven games than the boys overall. For example, the chart below, reproduced from the researchers' article on the study shows that girls used more types of "triggers" in their scripting than boys, who mainly relied on the first one they were taught.

Notice how there is a comparatively huge focus on items and progressing between areas in the girls' games. Quite interesting. Also note how less triggers are attached to killing.

I dare say, if 50% of game developers were women, we'd see a lot more different games.