Who gets to call themselves a gamer? And why do so many women who play and design games find themselves resistant to the word? In the first episode of Fusion’s five-part digital series Girl Gamers, we ask why “gamer” is such a loaded term.

Fusion’s Girl Gamers explores the gaming culture and playing while female: The finer points of game design, working in the industry, our own identities and why a good female heroine is so hard to find. Check for new episodes every other Tuesday this fall!