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24 alternatives to From Barbie to Mortal Kombat

Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. From Barbie to Mortal Kombat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Getting Gamers▲58

   The psychology of video games

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Game Writing▲73

   Narrative Skills for Videogames

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Theory of Fun for Game Design▲67

   Thoughts on the most important element of any game's design

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Tampon Run▲81

   a game that's trying to close the gender gap in coding

   2014 · tamponrun.com · its alternatives →

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   How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design ▲70

   A look at how games make us feel

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   21st Century Game Design▲83

   Who are we designing games for and how do we do it best?

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Reality is Broken▲65

   Why Games Make Us Better & How They Can Change the World

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Reality is Broken▲60

   Why games make us better and how they can change the world

   2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

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   Play Well - 7: Creating Your Own Narrative with Nina Freeman▲58

   Discussions around Cibele, romance in games, and pricing

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Sext Adventure▲63

    A game that pushes boundaries.

    2014 · sextadventure.com · its alternatives →

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    Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

    A conversation-based narrative game

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Games People Play▲65

    The basic handbook of transactional analysis

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphism▲71

    Games for Designers

    2015 · graphism.fr · its alternatives →

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    Naked & Inside Out: The Gender Book▲55

    ,Mel Reiff Hill, Jay Mars and Robin Mack

    2016 · acast.com · its alternatives →

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    Confessions of a Teenage Gamer▲65

    The TRUTH behind competitive gaming

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    TidePool▲63

    Personality insights via scientific games

    2014 · tidepool.co · its alternatives →

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    Happy Mitten - 37: Board Games, Business, and Protospiel Ann Arbor▲51

    Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    Technobabylon▲86

    A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with a mid-90s style

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61

    How wonder drives tech innovation

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter▲64

    An insightful & entertaining tour of the art of video games

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Hamlet on the Holodeck▲67

    The future of narrative in cyberspace

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses▲72

    Ryan Hoover's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Rival {Theory}▲63

    Artificial intelligence for gaming

    2014 · rivaltheory.com · its alternatives →

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