Women's Game Conference Announced by Game Industry Leaders

New Event Focuses on Women Working in Computer and Video Game Industry, How Women Are Portrayed in Games and Women as Gaming Consumers

AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2004 - The Game Initiative announced today the Women's Game Conference (WGC), a new conference focusing on women in the computer and video game industry, will take place September 9-10, 2004 in Austin, Texas. The conference will focus on a variety of women's topics in the computer and video game industry including examining career paths for women in the industry and issues related to working in the industry as women as well as how women are portrayed in games and women and girls as consumers of games.