Gamer Girl of the Month: November

It's no secret that gaming is dominated primarily by men, but women are becoming more and more prevalent in the gaming community. In fact, roughly 41% of my readers are female (Thanks Ladies!). So starting today I will be dedicating a monthly post to the recognition of some of the most influential fan girls the gaming community has to offer. 

I know there are plenty of stereotypes floating around. Even in doing my research for this article, I was barraged by countless images of half naked women holding Xbox controllers. That's not what these features are about. We are here to shed light on the women of gaming who have broken barriers, remained dedicated to their passion, and helped to bring the gaming community into a new age. So without further ado, lets name our first Gamer Girl of the Month! 

After watching some incredible web series' this week, and being a big fan of her work in general, I have no choice but to recognize my future wife (I wish), and November's Gamer Girl of the Month, Felicia Day.

Supernatural fans will recognize Day as fan girl hacker, and role playing enthusiast, Charlie Bradbury. Being well received by audiences as a fresh face and strong female role on the series, Day's Charlie has become a reoccurring character on the long running WB series. 

While her work on Supernatural has helped launch her into the mainstream, Day is no stranger to the small screen. Her first big break came in 2003 when she was cast as fledgling Slayer Violet (Vi) in season 7 of Joss Whedan's Buffy the Vampire Slayer which also aired on the WB network.

Supernatural Season 8 Episode: LARP and the Real Girl

The 34 year old Alabama native graduated as valedictorian of her class at the University of Texas with a double major in Mathematics and Violin Performance. Despite her multi-faceted talents, it is Day's love of gaming that has influenced her career the most. This is most evident in the cult phenomenon web series The Guild which she wrote, produced, and starred in.

The Guild follows MMO addict Cyd Sherman, code named "Codex", and her rag tag group of guildee's that make up The Knights of Good. While the name of the MMO is purposely left vague, Day based the series on her own real life addiction to World of Warcraft, and hoped the series would break the gamer stereotype of the middle aged man living in his parents basement. WoW fans will immediately recognize the tropes and language of the show.

The Guild gave Day the opportunity to showcase her acting talents as well as her musical abilities. Being a professional level violinist, a particular scene has Day's character playing a violin to garner the attention of her neighbor. Day also created a music video titled "Do you wanna date my Avatar?" which featured members of the cast and was used to promote the shows third season.

Aside from her work on the screen, Day has lent her voice to several video games including Fallout: New Vegas, Dragon Age II / Dragon Age: Redemption, and Guild Wars II, and is currently the co-host of Retro Lets Play: Co-Optitude at Geek and Sundry.

On the behalf of gamers everywhere, we give Felicia Day two Power Glove'd thumbs up.