For those who think playing video and computer games is just a “guy thing” think again. A recent article by Matt West from CNN reports some pretty surprising numbers. According to the Entertainment Software Association 38 percent of gamers are females who spend over 7 hours a week on average playing games.
I love the scholarship program! I'd love to see more women developing new games. It would really give the industry some new life and fresh ideas. I don't think many females are aware of the fact that it's an industry they could go into. This scholarship would encourage woman to explore an industry that really could benefit if games were made from a female perspective. I'm a gamer and I have been since I was a young child, so I have a real interest in this. I just learned about schools like Digital Media Arts College that have great programs centered around video game development. I had no idea that was an option when I was growing up. I bet a woman's perspective could really enhance all the game genres and create some new games based solely on women's interests alone.