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My Fashion Show and My Perfect Prom

priscilla | 16 Децембар, 2009 08:34

What it’s about: Inspired by the best-selling books, The Clique has the player take on the role of a new student at an all-girls middle school.What it’s about: EA’s new line of Computer Games features possibly the hardest-working group of BFFs in America.  The goal is to work your way up the social ladder through different cliques (math club, jocks, etc.Fashion Mall has the girls managing a mall, dealing with “mall drama” and making it a “hip hangout”; My Fashion Show lets players design clothes (”And make sure the puppy’s outfit matches too!”) and direct models; My Perfect Prom has you plan, decorate and eventually attend the big dance. ) using “gossip, fashion and wit” until you finally are able to join the school’s top posse, the Pretty Committee.The goal.

What it teaches girls: Ponytails, books and plaid shirts will get you War Online Games stared at. To complete tasks and collect “sparkly, virtual charms.”

What it teaches girls: “Sparkly, virtual charms” are just as good as money.  Better to jump through hoops and pretend to be someone you’re not in an effort to become one of the most popular girls in school, because it beats the hell out of being part of the Ugly Committee.Mall management is a viable career choice.  .You can bring your pets to fashion shows. And prom has to be nothing less than perfect.

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Here's where it all started, way back in 1996

priscilla | 16 Децембар, 2009 08:33

The Vectrex game console was originally released in 1982, and there were only about two dozen official game releases before the great video game crash ended its production run. Some parents worry that videogames might cause their children to become violent and antisocial, but what if the opposite were true.  In 1996 I wrote the first NEW game for the system since 1984. What if games could make kids exceedingly likable and fashionable.  Since then I have written nearly a dozen and a half games and there have been many more titles written by other authors titles which you can also find here !

 

You can find multiplayer games cartridges here for original Vectrex systems as well as binary images for many of the games so you can play them on the freely available emulators on your home computer !

 

In addition to the Vectrex, I've also written a few games for the Colecovision as well as the Odyssey 2 game system.

 

A wave of new Online Games for tween girls seeks to do just that, serving up innocuous gameplay designed to let players become perfect little princesses.  The Vectrex has always been my favorite though, and I'm proud to be part of a community that has produced more games for the system than its original commercial run !

 

Check out the games, there are lots of updates and over the next few months I am going to be adding more enhancements to the site including videos for all the games.Aimed at that lucrative, Hannah Montana-fueled intersection of childhood and adolescence, these games might give 8- to 12-year-olds their first experiences with fashion, make-up, popularity … even boys. 

 

Visit the about me page and learn a little about me including my arcade hobbies and some things that I do for a living.

The weird thing is that you can view these “wholesome” games as being just as bad for girls as Grand Theft Auto’s random bloodshed and rampant criminality is for young, impressionable boys.  .And while GTA’s influence on boys has been dissected to death, what about the Nintendo DS’ upcoming avalanche of games for tween girls.  What kinds of values do preteens learn from these titles.  Valuable life lessons, or bad habits. 

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