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I don't usually complain about this kind of thing (because someone else usually does it first), but the model for the third demo is absurdly sexualized (think t

by benaiah 13y ago

I don't usually complain about this kind of thing (because someone else usually does it first), but the model for the third demo is absurdly sexualized (think the original Tomb Raider, except even more so, in higher detail). Is there any particular reason you picked that one? Can it be replaced? It's laughably juvenile, and just distracts from a really impressive tech demo.

goldenkey 13y ago
It's silly to say that buxom woman is 'sexualized.' That's just prepubescent pedantry. I will say that it's interesting that neither the breasts or buttocks have any motion, they are 'bolted' down, which doesn't give a good impression of the frameworks' capabilities.
- benaiah 13y ago
  How, exactly, is it silly? Or prepubescent? (The concept of sexualization being prepubescent is a nearly oxymoronic postulate in the first place.) The model is altered in physically impossible ways purely to exaggerate its sexual characteristics, rather than being portrayed in realistic fashion. That's practically the definition of sexualization. Does sexualization have absolutely no place? I don't think anyone would argue that. However, it is at best distracting, at worst harmful when it's used in inappropriate situations. There's no reason for a model in a tech demo to have (extremely) exaggerated sexual characteristics, and there are plenty of reasons not to - distraction from the main purpose, possibly making women feel alienated or objectified, and sparking off-topic discussions such as this one in a thread that should only have to discuss the game engine, to name a few. If it were simply an attractive or buxom model, I'd have little or no problem - it's the blatant, extreme, and pointless sexualization (without going into detail, none of the sexual characteristics of the model are even close to possible in a real human being), that is the problem.
  - garg 13y ago
    It's a tech demo that has a cartoony looking character walking around. It's not 'sexualized' at all. 'Woman' does not by default mean sexualized.
    - esrauch 13y ago
      Are we even looking at the same model? It isn't just a model of a woman, or even a model of a sexy woman, it is a silly low-quality hypersexualized caricature of a woman. I also generally feel that a lot of sexism-claims are overblown, but I don't think that the model used there would be appropriate in a workplace or for any serious sales pitch.
menubar 13y ago
I don't usually complain about this kind of thing, but I'm gonna anyway... So many folks here just enjoy announcing that their oh-so-delicate sensibilities have somehow been disturbed. Go outside, or turn up your TV if you really want stuff to be a petty bitch about. Jesus hates you. Deal with it.

by benaiah 13y ago

goldenkey 13y ago

It's silly to say that buxom woman is 'sexualized.' That's just prepubescent pedantry. I will say that it's interesting that neither the breasts or buttocks have any motion, they are 'bolted' down, which doesn't give a good impression of the frameworks' capabilities.

benaiah 13y ago
How, exactly, is it silly? Or prepubescent? (The concept of sexualization being prepubescent is a nearly oxymoronic postulate in the first place.) The model is altered in physically impossible ways purely to exaggerate its sexual characteristics, rather than being portrayed in realistic fashion. That's practically the definition of sexualization. Does sexualization have absolutely no place? I don't think anyone would argue that. However, it is at best distracting, at worst harmful when it's used in inappropriate situations. There's no reason for a model in a tech demo to have (extremely) exaggerated sexual characteristics, and there are plenty of reasons not to - distraction from the main purpose, possibly making women feel alienated or objectified, and sparking off-topic discussions such as this one in a thread that should only have to discuss the game engine, to name a few. If it were simply an attractive or buxom model, I'd have little or no problem - it's the blatant, extreme, and pointless sexualization (without going into detail, none of the sexual characteristics of the model are even close to possible in a real human being), that is the problem.
- garg 13y ago
  It's a tech demo that has a cartoony looking character walking around. It's not 'sexualized' at all. 'Woman' does not by default mean sexualized.
  - esrauch 13y ago
    Are we even looking at the same model? It isn't just a model of a woman, or even a model of a sexy woman, it is a silly low-quality hypersexualized caricature of a woman. I also generally feel that a lot of sexism-claims are overblown, but I don't think that the model used there would be appropriate in a workplace or for any serious sales pitch.

menubar 13y ago

I don't usually complain about this kind of thing, but I'm gonna anyway... So many folks here just enjoy announcing that their oh-so-delicate sensibilities have somehow been disturbed. Go outside, or turn up your TV if you really want stuff to be a petty bitch about. Jesus hates you. Deal with it.