Alyx Vance from Half Life 2 is particularly intriguing because she likes geeks with goatees and thick-rimmed glasses. This is rare with women in general, let-alone women in videogames. Alyx is a bit more adventurous than the rest and will likely go rock climbing, bushwalking, hang-gliding or sky-diving with you. oh wait. You just play videogames don't you? Chances are that despite the fact that you're a geek with thick-rimmed glasses; you're not going to appeal to this budding young scientist and engineer. It's too bad too. Any girl that swaps the 'e' in her name for a 'y' has got to moonlight as a stripper. She's got to pay for that science degree somehow.