Feminine Play

This collection of games centres femininity, revealing how diverse videogames are and challenging the idea that gaming and game-making is mostly for boys. These women-developed titles prove that feminine play shapes videogames in powerful, complex and lasting ways.

Guest-curated by Dr Stephanie Harkin (RMIT), Dr Xavier Ho (Monash), Dr Mahli-Ann Butt (University of Melbourne), and ACMI curator Jini Maxwell.

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Production places

Australia

Production dates

2025

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

197921

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Games Lab → GL-03. Cluster 3

Object Types

Group

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Australia, 2025

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