Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Adults Play Video Games! http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/09/breaking-news-adults-play-videogames/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:46:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael The Dumb Tech Geek http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/09/breaking-news-adults-play-videogames/#comment-122532 Michael The Dumb Tech Geek Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:14:29 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8499#comment-122532 <a href="http://www.flashesofpanic.com/panic/001178.php" rel="nofollow">Maria Klawe: Why do so few women major in computer science?</a> <a href="http://www.flashesofpanic.com/panic/001187.php" rel="nofollow">More about women in CS</a> With a quick Google search, I found this guy talking about the gender gap, and he links to numerous sources from here. They even mention your school Georgia Tech because they have >60% female enrollment in teaching CS through digital music and media. And this was all written in 2005, so a full 4-year term hasn't gone through yet. I'm sure if DRASTIC changes had occurred, it would've made more news, especially at a university level. As an act of self-torture, I read my school newspaper every week. I promise to the best of my recollection seeing zero in there about any drastic upswing. Maria Klawe: Why do so few women major in computer science?
More about women in CS

With a quick Google search, I found this guy talking about the gender gap, and he links to numerous sources from here. They even mention your school Georgia Tech because they have >60% female enrollment in teaching CS through digital music and media. And this was all written in 2005, so a full 4-year term hasn’t gone through yet. I’m sure if DRASTIC changes had occurred, it would’ve made more news, especially at a university level.
As an act of self-torture, I read my school newspaper every week. I promise to the best of my recollection seeing zero in there about any drastic upswing.

]]> By: Casey http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/09/breaking-news-adults-play-videogames/#comment-122326 Casey Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:43:01 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8499#comment-122326 I'd be interested to see how those numbers have changed. In the five years I was at Georgia Tech, I saw the number of girls in the CS department increase noticeably. I’d be interested to see how those numbers have changed. In the five years I was at Georgia Tech, I saw the number of girls in the CS department increase noticeably.

]]> By: Michael The Dumb Tech Geek http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/12/09/breaking-news-adults-play-videogames/#comment-122324 Michael The Dumb Tech Geek Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:38:49 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=8499#comment-122324 A better question facing the techies among us is the demographic difference in female computer programmers still pervasive on our college campuses. Less than 10% I think was the last statistic published. The reason I mention it is because one of their theories for why there is such a big difference in men vs. women is because of gamer culture that is largely sexist. Then again this could all be moot; as the article above mentions, there's a big difference between 'gamer' and someone who plays videogames. A better question facing the techies among us is the demographic difference in female computer programmers still pervasive on our college campuses. Less than 10% I think was the last statistic published.
The reason I mention it is because one of their theories for why there is such a big difference in men vs. women is because of gamer culture that is largely sexist.
Then again this could all be moot; as the article above mentions, there’s a big difference between ‘gamer’ and someone who plays videogames.

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