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Title: From Barbie® to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games by Justine Cassell, Henry Jenkins ISBN: 0-262-53168-2 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 28 February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (10 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Provocative, Challenging and Insightful
Comment: This collection is truly thought-provoking and insightful. It dares to tackle one of today's most challenging issues -- the relationship between gender and technology. The book is worth owning for the first chapter alone, Cassell and Jenkins' "Chess for Girls? Feminism and Computer Games."

For video game programmers and toy designers, this book should be required reading, especially for those who wish to be conscious of their contribution to gender differences in society. And a must read for parents and video game enthusiasts alike.

Rating: 5
Summary: Thought provoking and important
Comment: Would that every game development professional would read this book! Well written, thought provoking and presented in a straightforward, non-confrontational manner. Thanks!

Rating: 4
Summary: Very helpful for graduate class in computer games
Comment: I found the first few chapters very helpful when writing my final paper for a graduate class in computer games and simulations. I was surprised when I conducted a survey for my paper that very few of the mostly female respondents supported use of computer games designed for girls in the classroom. They thought software should be free of gender bias. Of course, they didn't realize that much of the software being used in the classroom now was designed for boys!

Ann Williams