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Why diversity in game characters is important

Intro:

Characters in games have almost always been predominantly a white, cis man. And if not a man, it was always an overly sexualised female made for the male gaze. Even though there is nothing wrong with that, it only attracts a small variety of players. However, when the gaming industry creates a customizable character or a character that doesn’t fit the stereotype, it attracts more players and lets them be their own hero.

Conclusion:

Now that we have read about the effects character customization, use and function of said character, exclusion and lack of connection, we can move forward to creating games of far and wide diversity as we have seen in the recent years. Not only does it benefit the company and attract more players to them, the players have something new and unique to experience and feel valid in their representation.