January 11, 2023
Some 2023 discussion sessions include a look into inclusivity, advertising, esports and the metaverse — while trickling in talks of new-age storytelling in gameplay. When scoping out diversity in the video game industry, statistics show that around 30% of women make up the industry. So, based on that number, inclusivity in terms of video game characters should reflect that, but that's not the case. found only 6% of mobile video games have a female lead as the protagonist or main character.
. Even when a woman is featured as lead, she’s likely to subjected to the “male gaze” — made to meet physical standards that are more pleasing to men visually.,” focuses on the impacts of minute inclusivity seen in gaming and meshing real life diversity with the virtual world. Not only is there a gender gap, but a racial gap exists as well in video game characters. White main characters in video games make up 54.2%, and only 8.