Chloe Giacomelle is an exception. In the first year of a computer video game license at CNAM-Enjmin School in Angoulême, she was the only girl out of twenty-seven students. In the freelance studio where you do the work-study program, they are three out of eleven employees. “It’s perverted in principle, but in fiction the video game remains a male universe.”Considered a student. Passionate about video games since childhood, Chloe hesitated for a long time between one or more technical courses before choosing to program. And he did ” there is no problem “ To be surrounded by boys.
Video game studios now account for 14% of women, according to France’s 2020 Video Game Scale, published by the National Syndicate of Video Games (SNJV). A sign that things are changing, it is 26% in specialized schools. However, on closer examination, positions differ depending on the course and its technical or technical fibers. at Game art, Where it comes to drawing characters and game environment, parity is required, even girls are more numerous. at Game design, Where we design the mechanics of the game, and in the programming, where we code all the features, the number of women drops dramatically.
Entrenched stereotypes
A trend that occurs long before entering these fields. “When we see candidates reach the opening days, we can roughly decide which path they want to go.”Nicolas Picore, general manager of e-Artsup, says. In his school, in Paris, for example, the teacher Creative games and coding (Creation and code) has more than three-quarters of men with a bachelor’s degree Game art It includes more than three quarters of women during their period Technical artist (Visualization and follow-up of artistic processes) tends towards more diversity.
After the first course in graphics, Carla Grafio, a young graduate of ICAN in Paris, moved to the art field before discovering Game design. Little is known about the different trades in video games and the range of skills required Game design, The technical level is not that important. It is mainly about thinking about the mechanics of the game and how to keep players motivated. “
“The world of video games is very masculine with toxic behaviors, especially in online games.” Anne, MA student in video games
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