Something that I was shocked by, working on our final project, was how women’s bodies are designed in video games. Think Lara Croft: not even Angelina Jolie looks like that. It’s definitely not your typical body type. There aren’t even slightly unattractive or overweight women. In many games, like SecondLife I think, you don’t even have the option of changing your character’s breast size. So it was ironic to come across this article on the Onion.
“New Video Game Technology Finally Allows Rendering of Smaller Breasts”
May 8, 2009 · 12:07 pm · by lrv02008
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jadedred // May 9, 2009 at 2:18 am
that article is hella funny.
when i think about it, i realize that big breasts in video games makes sense, at least in the pre-sims era of gaming. it’s just like going to the movies- for the most part, we dont care to see ugly people. the asthetic equivalent of a pretty face are big boobs in video games. i feel that male gamers must have said “if girls are going to be in games they could be really pretty ones with big breasts with marginal additional effort.” and most women are just used to it and either buy the game or don’t really say anything. it makes sense, because boobs attract one audience and for the most part don’t push away much of the market.
grineye // May 9, 2009 at 3:54 am
That is such a great change. I love it so much… um… anyway… So that is an incredible technological advancement that I just support so much! It’s kinda creepy at this stage though… I think the graphics need to get better.