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The Kickstarter project also triggered a campaign of misogynist harassment from segments of video game culture.

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The project reached its target in less than 24 hours, and Sarkeesian promptly set a series of 'stretch' goals to fund additional installments. She launched the Kickstarter project on May 17, 2012, with an initial goal of $6,000 to produce five videos of 10–20 minutes in length. Women in Video Games' through Kickstarter. In May 2012, Sarkeesian announced she would crowdfund her series on 'Tropes vs. Sarkeesian determined that some tropes she planned to discuss in her new series, such as the ' Damsel in Distress', were particularly pervasive in video games, and decided to devote the second series specifically to games. In 2012, video game studio Bungie invited her to speak about developing strong female characters the engagement was well received and inspired her to think more about games. Women', Sarkeesian began planning a follow-up series. Women', which examined tropes in film, television and other popular media that she believes reinforce damaging stereotypes about women. In 2011 she collaborated with the feminist magazine Bitch to create a YouTube video series for her site titled 'Tropes vs. In 2009, Sarkeesian started her website Feminist Frequency with the intention of creating feminist media criticism accessible to the younger generation. Critical response to the series was generally positive.

She also highlights examples of video games that feature more well-rounded representations of women. Sarkeesian argues that most video games cater to a straight male audience, such as by featuring primarily male playable characters and objectifying female characters. The series explores and critiques the tropes used to represent women in video games. Released on the channel Feminist Frequency between March 2013 and April 2017, the series consists of eighteen episodes. The series was financed via crowdfunding, and came to widespread attention when its Kickstarter campaign triggered a wave of online harassment against Sarkeesian, causing her to flee her home at one point. Women in Video Games is a YouTube video series created by Anita Sarkeesian examining gender representation in video games.

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