This is a huge area that really does need to be explored and examined, but it worries me if she overlooks certain areas such as the origin. many of these stereotypes come from Japan, not just America and its all seen a little differently depending on the origin.
If she covers all the bases and keeps it at a higher level, i would be extremely interested in seeing this pan out.
the absolute worst thing i can see coming out of this, over the long term, is companies actively trying to appease the female audience (in the way they seem to in the past) and every female character that comes out is essentially a female master chief (dull, uninteresting, violating norms as if she's allergic to them).
each character (male or female, shouldn't be any difference on a personality level) should have their personal likes, their dislikes and which societal norms they choose to follow (do they like jeans, shorts, skirts or dresses? the norm for a male is more limited to the first two while the range is larger for women but i wouldn't be offended if a game had a male cross-dresser as a main character, but just as breasts size shouldn't define women, an unusual choice for a man shouldn't define him either).
I think the best way of doing it is like how i saw planet side 2 E3 coverage, the women in that game could have DD's or A's, doesn't matter because they're there to do the same job as the guys, in essentially the same armor.
If she covers all the bases and keeps it at a higher level, i would be extremely interested in seeing this pan out.
the absolute worst thing i can see coming out of this, over the long term, is companies actively trying to appease the female audience (in the way they seem to in the past) and every female character that comes out is essentially a female master chief (dull, uninteresting, violating norms as if she's allergic to them).
each character (male or female, shouldn't be any difference on a personality level) should have their personal likes, their dislikes and which societal norms they choose to follow (do they like jeans, shorts, skirts or dresses? the norm for a male is more limited to the first two while the range is larger for women but i wouldn't be offended if a game had a male cross-dresser as a main character, but just as breasts size shouldn't define women, an unusual choice for a man shouldn't define him either).
I think the best way of doing it is like how i saw planet side 2 E3 coverage, the women in that game could have DD's or A's, doesn't matter because they're there to do the same job as the guys, in essentially the same armor.