Key Takeaways
Men overwhelmingly dominate the gaming industry.
But women are increasingly leveling up in the industry.
They are creating games featuring female-centric characters and advocating for more womens voices in the bigger-named gaming institutions.
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One such woman is Brianna Wu, a dedicated gamer and advocate for women and politics.
“I was just gone after that,” she said.
“I went straight into Mario world.”
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That led her to create her own gaming developing company, Giant Spacekat, in 2010.
The company, which she co-founded with Amanda Stenquist Warner, releasedRevolution 60on iOS systems in 2014.
The single-player game centered around four women attempting to liberate a space station.
Wu was one of those female targets, because she was outspoken about the male-dominated industry.
And its not just her advocating for other women, either.
“You have not seen the last of me on game design,” Wu said.
