Tuesday, January 25, 2011

No respect for lady gamers


Forty percent of  gamers in the US are females. The games mostly appeals to guys. It is frustrating for many female gamers to experience the way that women are portrayed in video games. In many video games, women are hyper-sexualized, or they become visicious anthropomorphic beast. On the other hand, the protagonist in the majority of games are male, and they are usually tall, strong, and powerful. In addition, when girls play games online, they are patronized by insolent male gamers, which doesn't allow them to gain confidence.

I thought this was interesting because I can learn from it. Since I have aspirations of owning my own business, I want to learn the necessary factors of succeeding. If I want my business to excel the way I want it to, it is imperative that I produce or sell products that pertain to all people. Discriminating against gender sex, or race would only hold me back.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Playboy Private Again

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/playboy-to-go-private-with-hefner-bid/

Although it deals with Playboy, the article is very relevant to my senior project. Playboy is a very lucrative business. The articles informs the audience about management and finance, and other aspects of business.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Entrepreneurs can change the world

I enjoyed this video because I think it is very inspiring. I can relate to what it is saying. My goal has always been to change the world somehow. The video informs the audience that anyone can be an entrepeneaur. The video gives hope for anyone who has ever had a dream, and it makes the audience believe that their dream is tangible.