Women like games. Women like MMOs. Apparently, though, women don't like spaceships, or so the people behind the game EVE Online say. So why do the developers think this? Are they adding the ability to walk around outside your ship solely to get more women involved, or is that just an added benefit?

From the article:

Another reason for letting characters interact in stations is to increase the game's appeal to women.

"One thing we found out is that women don't want to be spaceships," said CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson. "I've shown EVE Online videos to lots of girls, and their eyes just glaze over... but I show it to guys and they're like, 'Hell yeah!' Our research in to this, by hiring more girls into CCP and asking them what they want to do, shows that they want to be people. They don't want to be spaceships. For the past two years, we've been adding people into EVE Online. This is something that we plan to release next year."

Bergsson was quick to point out, however, that bringing more women into EVE is a fringe benefit, and the primary reason for the addition of character interaction is to increase the game's level of immersion.

"It's a side benefit," he said. "I mean, we did not sit down and say, 'How do we get women into EVE?' That's not how it happened. We actually wanted to create more immersion and more of a connection between you and your character. But then, we also know that women like to see full characters. They have different needs to men in regards to gaming experiences, so we know they'll enjoy that more than playing around in a spaceship. But we did not sit down and say, 'This is how we're going to get more women into the game.'"

Read the full article over at eurogamer.net