1. Do Video Games Designed for Training Still Preference the Male Model? Lee Brasseur Illinois State University Normal IL

2. Microsoft’s Rise of Nations Game: Sample Characters

3. Deus Ex Invisible War

4. Game Show Training Game

5. Food Force Designed by the United Nations Free on the Internet Teaches users about real world methods of addressing problems of hunger in the world

6. Sheri Graner Ray

7. Criteria for Gender-Friendly Game 1. Can players assume their own roles instead of assuming the role of ready- made characters? (Graner-Ray) 2. If a female avatar is used, is she portrayed in non-sexualized ways? (Graner-Ray)

8. Food Force Introduction

9. Gender-Friendly Criteria 3. Does the conflict style offer alternative indirect methods as well as direct conflict methods? If there is violence, is there a reason for it? (Graner-Ray)

10. Missions

11. Negotiation Scenario

12. Gender-Friendly Criteria 4. Does the game offer an emotional tie-in or social aspects? (Graner Ray)

13. Applying Lessons from Food Force

14. Gender-Friendly Criteria 5. Are female character’s sexual characteristics exaggerated or are female characters depicted as objects to be retrieved or rescued or other stereotypical roles? (Graner Ray)

15. Food Force Character: Miles

16. Food Force Character: Carlos

17. Food Force Briefing

18. Food Force Character: Joe

19. Food Force Character: Angela

20. Angela talking to user

21. Food Force Character: Rachel

22. Rachel in conversation

23. Jen Sun Whyville.Net

24. Gender Friendly Criteria 6. Is it multiplayer and competitive?

25. Gender-Friendly Criteria 7. Does it have elements of personification? (Jen Sun)

26. Gender Friendly Criteria 7. Does it offer opportunities to create avatars? (Jen Sun) 8. Is it a multiplayer game? (Jen Sun)

27. Constance Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin- Madison

28. Gender-Friendly Game Criteria 9. Does it provide an opportunity to explore? (Constance Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

29. What conclusions can we reach?