Perfect Woman

Games and Politics

The game Perfect Woman by Peter Lu & Lea Schönfelder produced in 2014, is the second of three games, which will be played live during the series of events "Games and Politics". Experts from Cyprus will comment the playthrough and answer audience questions.

The game Perfect Woman deals playfully with the diverse and often conflicting expectations of society towards the role of women.

The player runs through the life of a woman from birth to death, divided into different parts. At the beginning of each part the player can choose between four options with different difficulty levels. The role model proposals differ from the cliché as a princess (medium difficulty) to a more atypical role like a Pro Gamer (easy) or as a Minister of Foreign Affairs (difficult).

Next, tracked by Kinect the player must use their movements to bend into the positions required by the simulator – no easy task depending on the chosen role. Players learn the hard way: each of women's roles requires twisting and bending in order to fulfil it. Simultaneously the game allows the player to create their own version of a “Perfect Woman” – consisting of many different facets.

Moderator: Chrystalleni Loizidou
Gamer: to be announced
Speakers CY: to be announced