LexiPeters,a14-year-oldgirlinNewYork,loveshockey.She’snotonlygoodatplayingonherafter-schoolteam,butalsoatplayinghockeyvideogames.ButwhenPetersplayedthepopularNHL(NationalHockeyLeague)gamesmadebyElectronicArts,somethingreallybotheredher.Thevirtual(虚拟的)characterinthegamecouldonlybeaboy—notagirl.
Shedidn’tthinkthatwasreasonable.TheremustbemanygirlsplayinghockeyintheUS.SoshewrotealettertoElectronicArts.
“Beingrepresentedbyamanisunfairtowomenandgirlhockeyplayers,”Peterswrote.“Women’shockeyisafast-growingsport.IamconfidentthatI’mnottheonlywomaninterestedintheopportunitytocreateherselfinthegame.”
Severalweekslater,Petersreceivedanunexpectede-mailfromtheseniorproducerforEASports’NHLgames,DavidLittman.“Hi,Lexi,”thee-mailbegan.“Weagreewithyou!”
ElectronicArtssaiditwouldcreateafemaleplayerinthegame.“Iwasthinkingyoucouldbethemodel,”Littmanwrote.Petersalmostcouldn’tbelieveit.Later,shesentphotosofherselftakenatalldifferentangles(角度).
Andso,whenElectronicArtsreleasedthenewestversionoftheirgame,NHL12,thisfall,Peterswasthefaceofthefemaleplayer.ShecannowskatewiththeNHL’sgreatplayers.“It’sstrangeatfirst,butyougetusedtoit,”saidPeters.“It’sreallyfunnyandcool.”
ForPeters,thereisalsoanimportantlessonthatshewilltakewithhertherestofherlife.“Ifyouhavesomethingtosay,andyouthinkit’simportant,goforit!”shesaid.
小题1:WhatbotheredPeterswhenplayingNHLgames?