'Fed up with fantasies for male teenagers': fixing the depiction of women in games

Developers and video artists are beginning to break down cliche and sexist gender stereotypes to explore new ideas and storylines

When Nicole Stark set about writing a new video game, she took inspiration from an unusual subject: her autistic teenage daughter who was battling bullies.

"I was fed up with power fantasies for male teenagers," says Stark, one half of Noosa-based family studio Disparity Games. "We wanted something different."