Contrary to the popular belief that the Internet is a bodiless utopian space, I argue that gender is actually the most important tool of social organization in video game culture. I gather an archive that includes games, novels and films about gamers, press releases made by game developers, and blog and forum posts made by players to reveal how the gaming subculture rewards masculine presentations that emphasize control over the self, the environment, technology, and the effeminate “other.” On the other hand, women and queer gamers often find themselves occupying unexpected positions and forming strategic alliances with game producers to carve out spaces of their own on the masculinized virtual frontier. As gaming becomes embedded within in...
Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games...
This article examines how women construct their gameplay identities in relation to the hegemonic “ga...
In February, 2014, video game developer Zoe Quinn released Depression Quest, a browser game centered...
Contrary to the popular belief that the Internet is a bodiless utopian space, I argue that gender is...
Computer games have now been around nearly forty years. The pace at which computer games have transf...
Although women make up half of the gamer population, only a small portion of them considers themselv...
Alan Danielou says that “The hermaphrodite, the homosexuals and the transvestites have a symbolic va...
This book examines gender attitudes in Reddit’s popular video gaming community subreddit, r/gaming....
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 244-262.Chapter 1. The gamer identity -- Chapter 2. Leisure, ...
With few exceptions, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are generally...
Gender stereotypes are a known issue in video games, where female characters are often hyper-sexuali...
An awareness is emerging of women’s participation in online games and it’s culture, however they may...
With few exceptions, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are generally...
This dissertation explores the connections between identity and gaming, essentially asking the quest...
Games offer a unique site to understand how culture operates and works upon us. With the recent push...
Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games...
This article examines how women construct their gameplay identities in relation to the hegemonic “ga...
In February, 2014, video game developer Zoe Quinn released Depression Quest, a browser game centered...
Contrary to the popular belief that the Internet is a bodiless utopian space, I argue that gender is...
Computer games have now been around nearly forty years. The pace at which computer games have transf...
Although women make up half of the gamer population, only a small portion of them considers themselv...
Alan Danielou says that “The hermaphrodite, the homosexuals and the transvestites have a symbolic va...
This book examines gender attitudes in Reddit’s popular video gaming community subreddit, r/gaming....
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 244-262.Chapter 1. The gamer identity -- Chapter 2. Leisure, ...
With few exceptions, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are generally...
Gender stereotypes are a known issue in video games, where female characters are often hyper-sexuali...
An awareness is emerging of women’s participation in online games and it’s culture, however they may...
With few exceptions, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are generally...
This dissertation explores the connections between identity and gaming, essentially asking the quest...
Games offer a unique site to understand how culture operates and works upon us. With the recent push...
Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games...
This article examines how women construct their gameplay identities in relation to the hegemonic “ga...
In February, 2014, video game developer Zoe Quinn released Depression Quest, a browser game centered...