Video Games · Student exhibit
How Women’s Capability in Video Games Impacts People’s Perception of Real Women
Historically, video games have been made for and marketed towards men, so the women in these video games were treated more as objects than as fully realized characters. However, now that women have become more involved in the making of video games, female representation in video games has started to change.
Side-by-side comparison
Princess Peach
Super Mario Bros.
In image A, Princess Peach is being kidnapped by Bowser Junior. It shows a woman being helpless and needing a man to save her. Her helplessness is being emphasized, making women seem weak and incapable of saving themselves.
Ellie Williams
The Last of Us
Image B is from The Last of Us, and this character is Ellie Williams, a strong woman in a post-apocalyptic America. She is an orphan, and she will do whatever it takes to keep herself alive.
Comparison
In Super Mario Bros Princess Peach’s importance comes from her relationship with Mario
Final comparison to be completed by the student group.