It's a fact of life: woman play video games, whether you call them girls or whatever.  Natania of Geeks Are Sexy is one of those female gamers, and she feels the industry is ignoring a lucrative demographic at their own peril.

...as a girl gamer myself, it’s abundantly clear that the video game industry is not only run by a majority of men, but it’s catered to them as well. And it doesn’t seem to be changing much. Of course, catering to men makes sense from a business perspective, or at least it used to. But statistics indicate that’s no longer the case. And for some reason, many video game companies are just not willing to change to accommodate that shift. Maybe it’s part of the whole industry, so deep-seeded, that executives and producers can’t think outside of the box. But really, it’s still not an excuse. It’s honestly disgraceful at times, and downright disrespectful.

But there are ways game developers could attract more women and earn their loyalty, if they care about the future of the industry. Link

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Darth Vader Improv Everywhere was spotted in the subway recently, staging a our-of-this-world diversion for lucky riders.

For our latest mission, we staged a reenactment of the first Princess Leia / Darth Vader scene from Star Wars on a New York City subway car. The white walls and sliding doors on the train reminded us of the rebel ship from the movie, and we thought it would be fun to see how people would react to a surprise appearance by the iconic characters. We spread out the actors along the train line, staging it so they would enter the right car at the right time.

How could they possibly have any doubts that the other riders would love it? Link -via The Daily What

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A demonstration of NAO robots by Aldebaran Robotics at the Shanghai Expo 2010. -via Digg