Final project Part 1

As our topic revolves around race, gender, and video games, I will focus on the historical aspects of video games. I will begin by discussing the evolution of video games, from pong to more character oriented games. I will the discuss the racial and gender issues that arises as games developed. Examples include how women became playable character such as in the Metroid and Tomb Raider series, the use of stereotypes in video games, and the introduction of more options in video games that allow for players to chose who and what they play as. The purpose of my portion of the project is to introduce and provide some background to the topics that will be discussed in depth  by my fellow teammates.