Liz Danforth in her short article “Gender and Games” argues that in order to help bridge the gap between gendered stereotypes of the gaming community, places like local libraries need to help educate players on games and also offer opportunities to people who may not have the means to play games otherwise. Danforth argues that while game developers often target a male audience when developing a game, many “serious” games are developed by female designers. Danforth closes by suggesting that the best way for a woman to become integrated into the gaming community is by playing tabletop RPGs by understanding conceptual tricks as well as interactive storytelling.<\/p>\n

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Danforth, Liz. “Gender and Games.”\u00a0Library Journal<\/i>, vol. 136, no. 13, 8\/1\/2011, p. 53. EBSCOhost<\/i>, proxy-wcupa.klnpa.org\/login?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=64501689&site=ehost-live&scope=site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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