4 Reasons Why Overwatch Has Good Female Representation

  In my previous blog posts I’ve discussed both positive and negative aspects of female characters from video games. In this post I want to talk about the female characters in my favorite game, Overwatch. Overwatch, as of last week, has 29 playable characters 14 of which are female, so in terms of the male…

Questions for Retrospectives

What did you like? I liked talking about my interests in different ways even when I struggled with how to convey my thoughts on the subject. What was lacking? I put a lot of my own thoughts into my blog posts, but I probably could have put in some more research time for my posts.…

4 Reasons Why Lost Legacy Has the Best Female Protagonists

In this video I included 4 cut-scenes from the video game Uncharted: Lost Legacy that I think exemplify the best parts of the two main characters’, Chloe and Nadine, characteristics. The first scene shows the two women figuring out where the treasure that they have been searching for is, and ends with them performing an…

In Class Writing

The audio/visual blog post is important because it is a very effective way of spreading information, especially because people, with their limit attention spans, are more likely to watch a video than read a long article. My video will have game play and cut-scenes from the game Uncharted: Lost legacy. I am using this game…

Game Review of Breath of the Wild’s Characterization of Princess Zelda

I recently played through Zelda: Breath of the Wild and although I think it’s a great game overall, I have some mixed feelings about how the female characters were portrayed in the game. Zelda, the female protagonist, isn’t present in most of the games and only appears in flashbacks. Her character is very different from…

Long-Form Content “Prospectus”

My hook will be similar to my other blog posts, how women are treated in video games and if these representations are respectful and accurate in my opinion. I will be writing a game review of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and will be closely looking into how the female characters are presented in this…

Sexualization in Video Games

6 Great Female Video Game Characters and Why They Stand Out

I chose to write about these six women because of my admiration of their characters. None of them feel like they were added to their respective games simply because the game needed female representation. They are all tenacious characters who deserve respect. I admire these characters because they are strong and independent, but also have…

Reading Response WEEK 7

10/1/18 I found a social media trivia quiz on the AARP website. The website id dedicated to adults over the age of 50, either working or retired, who are trying to remain both physically and intellectually active as they get older. This quiz had questions about the founder of Facebook, what the abbreviation for Starbucks…

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