Hello,
If you're able to, please take a moment to answer the below questions regarding the female gamer's experience within the gaming industry. I'd like to gain more insight for my paper and would like to know your thoughts on the gender disparity seen within the industry. Please note that your information will be kept confidential.
Thank you in advance!
Name (Optional):
Gender:
Age:
Occupation:
What games do you tend to play and why? Is there a reason why you prefer certain types of games over others?
As a female, when playing competitive games, have you ever felt uncomfortable or experienced any type of harassment? If so, what kind of harassment did you face? Please expand on your experience.
Have you ever witnessed a female player or any other minority group get harassed online? What scenarios have led to this behavior?
How do you cope when you experience harassment or discomfort while playing games? What strategies have you formed to prepare yourself for future situations that may occur?
Do you think that certain types of games encourage sexism and foster a toxic environment? Or do you think all games are like this?
Have you ever watched a streamer openly discriminate towards females/make inferior remarks directed at females? Have you seen female streamers get attacked or get discriminated towards just for being female? If so, what was your reaction towards witnessing this and can you explain what you saw?
Ishowspeed, a streamer with 7 million subscribers, recently got banned from Riot games for berating a female team member. Not too far from this incident, JasonR, another streamer with a decent following, was exposed for purposely dodging and muting women he ended up having to play with. Were you surprised to see that streamers openly acted like this? If you know more about the situation, please expand and share more details.
Why do you think females are still experiencing discrimination within gaming in 2022?
Do you think there will be progress made within the gaming industry anytime soon? Are offenders being properly held accountable? What measures need to be taken in order to create change?
On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the least amount of gender discrimination seen and 10 being the most), please rate the below games:
Valorant:
League of Legends:
CS:GO:
Fortnite:
Starcraft:
Maplestory:
Mabinogi:
Overwatch:
Apex Legends:
Lost Ark:
Minecraft:
HALO:
Genshim Impact:
Grand Theft Auto V:
Roblox:
Elden Ring:
World of Warcraft:
FIFA:
