What kind of fashion games did girls play before computers were invented?
IM: Dress-up games to me are a mixture of fashion and role playing games, with the fashion part of it becoming more important as the user (the person who is playing) becomes more older. Before online dress-up games, girls would seek similar entertainment with fashion dolls, paper dolls, and of course dressing themselves up in costumes and clothes they would typically not wear on daily basis, such as more clothes intended for teenagers and grown women. KS: It’s like girls can play dress-up forever! What is it about girls and dressing up that makes it so much fun? IM: Primarily, it’s the role playing element of it. Dressing a doll and maybe even pretending to be them is a part of exploring and trying out different roles and identities. A mistake that many adults make is thinking that dress-up games are only about clothes. They are not any more than action figures are only about their shiny armor or playing with toy cars are about rolling them around with your hand. Mix a dress-up game wi
