The fact is, she obviously knows a lot about video games. She's presented a lot of information about video games. She obviously cares about video games, because she could end the project at any point and keep the money.
She knows a lot
of video games. She's presented a lot of misconstrued and false information about video games. She seems much more interested in furthering her career than video games, ending the project would kill the momentum she's gained.
So when she technically implies, in a single off-the-record statement, that she doesn't currently play video games, I don't consider that proof of anything. It's OBVIOUSLY a slightly inaccurate way of indicating that she *has problems* with video games - which would be a reasonable thing to say to the class.
"Not a fan of video games"? Me neither, I think the current market sucks with a few rare exceptions! I still play games though, even overhyped overbudget triple-A male-dominated titles.
When she says she is not a fan of video games, had to learn a lot of them, wishes to play them but falsely believes they are all God of War and then claims she is a hardcore gamer who's been playing since she's 5, that proves she has a few problems with not just video games, but also her moral compass. Triple-A GUNS GUNS GUNS are their own separate market, away from every other genre - something she is completely blind to. Problems of industry become problems of gender, the "controversy" twisted so that they can be ignored under arguments of moral superiority, and again, based off of a lie founded in ignorance.
Why do people always just hear what they think she means, instead of what she says? Instead of "Well this is what she said word for word with video evidence" it is "This is what I believe she meant because my feelings"
You, I, and Loud Whispers have all said self-contradictory things in this thread. It's an inevitability. Productive discussion involves forgiving technical mistakes... And Anna has some very extenuating circumstances here, seeing as she's giving an off-the-record lecture. Blowing it out of proportion is intellectually dishonest.
It would almost seem as if you are being apologetic about her lying. That is most definitely not a technical error, that is her spurning on the masses for money. Where I have contradicted myself, I have clearly sought to say one position I have said is wrong, I have never told a lie, nor have I ever asked for money. Lying about your intellect seems a great deal more intellectually dishonest than pointing this statement out.
What even is the criteria for being a "Gamer". Its clear she has played games...
Something like playing games for a long time [like since you were 5], eschewing large portions of time for it [pro/NEET gaming], or else having an incredibly large experience with worthwhile games.
So you are saying that she doesn't have to play a game in order to get good examples right?
Which is why I don't think she played most of them. That and some of them are pretty insanely tough for someone who doesn't constantly play videogames.
Frankly, there is no logic to your conclusion that the fact she's used it as an example is evidence she doesn't play games. She's already said she's a gamer, there is no evidence she's lying except for "hurr durr, she's a girl with opinions i don't like!".
In my limited defence it irritates me greatly to see people make unfounded claims about the validity of someones identity. If she says she's a gamer we should take her at face value. If she says she's been playing these games we should take her at face value. That's really all i have to say.
I doubt she played half the games she shown... or almost any of them.
So lets exclude the "Games she's played" from the list of costs.
Now i think we should at least give her the benefit of the doubt on that.
A lot of the nerd rage criticism i've seen of her is along the lines of "hurr durr durr, i bet she doesn't even really play video-games."
Which is baseless and unfair, the only evidence i've ever been shown to prove she isn't a gamer is that she has criticized games generally held in high regard, like bayonetta. Like suddenly it's evidence you're not a gamer if you have criticism of a game that is generally well received.
Hurrdurr was right, there's a surprise.