FEMICOM is a portmanteau that combines the words feminine and computing. It is also a nod to the Japanese video game console called the Nintendo Famicom. FEMICOM is my attempt to document and preserve those special pockets of feminine tech, especially of the 20th century. Tamagotchis and Hello Kitty Game Boys are part of this space, as are web sozai, webrings, software skins, and electronic paper dolls, to name a few. By bringing these electronic artifacts together in a central archive, I hope to encourage comparisons among them and to ask and answer questions about stereotypical gender roles and how they have come to shape modern games and computing experiences. FEMICOM will catalog these items, which are often missing from other video game and software databases, so that they can be easily browsed or searched. Additionally, the site will feature game development resources, interviews, and other relevant content. I hope that this site can encourage interest in new kinds of game, web, and software development. Hobbyist programmers often visit online forums, just as I did, to acquire the skills, tools, or inspiration they need to create a game or website. Yet some females may hesitate, just as I did, in joining an online forum. So, all of the FEMICOM articles and resources about game development will be absolutely free to view or download without a login or forum participation. It’s simple. (via Hello, World! Introducing FEMICOM | FEMICOM, the feminine computer museum)