# Why not make video games for girls?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED1998
- Speaker: Brenda Laurel
- Year: 1998
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/brenda_laurel_why_not_make_video_games_for_girls)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At TED in 1998, Brenda Laurel asks: Why are all the top-selling videogames aimed at little boys? She spent two years researching the world of girls (and shares amazing interviews and photos) to create a game that girls would love.

## Lectures

1. [Why not make video games for girls?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/brenda_laurel_why_not_make_video_games_for_girls/f1442d49fd7c), 13 min (TED's player)