Human development is built upon an interesting paradox.
The paradox is that at the same time, we are both social and individual beings, connected with the world and others in a multitude of ways, as well as ultimately alone in the world. This dual condition of connectedness and separateness begins at birth and remains with us all throughout our life. In the course of development we become better able both to establish connections with others and to realize our own distinctness from others. In short, we become more social while at the same time becoming more individual and unique. This basic gender difference is problematic in developing video games with strong dual gender appeal.