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Gender Representation In Video Games

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The plea for better LGBT representation in video games is not for video games to be “queered” but rather for the industry to recognize the place and problems surrounding gender representation in video games (Shaw, 2009). But since there is an evident lack of representation of the LGBT community in video games, there were also very few positive references to homosexuality. In a sense, this shows the oppression of the LGBT characters in video games. The characters tend to be boxed in the idea that they cannot be the “lead” and are always the subsidiary, or worse, the opponent characters in video games. For instance, if a homosexual male avatar is present in a video game, he is usually portrayed as flamboyant, feminine, and unable to fend for …show more content…

(2008). The first wave of research on gender on gaming focuses on the “narrow gender stereotypes” of games being produced in the commercial market. The studies are mostly about the lack of recognition that the female gaming community receives, especially in terms of having games and gaming experiences that are more suitable to them. From there, the second wave of gender studies emerged. The emphasis has shifted from the glaring sex stereotypes in games to more “real” life issues and social concern. The studies are now more focused on understanding more extensive socio-cultural contexts. Lastly, there is the third wave of gender studies which calls attention to understanding gender “at the intersections”. More current researches are also focused on the marginalized sex orientations and its presence in the gaming …show more content…

Some gender studies are done on the gaming industry itself such as studies on the concepts of gender studies in video games (Marcus, 2005; Heck, 2011; Richard, 2013), the effects of gaming to the gamers (Youngblood, 2012), and the gender of the gamers (MacCallum and Stewart, 2008; Jenson, 2010). There were also gender studies about the specific characters in the games. Some focus on all the genders (Albretchslund, 2007) while some center on the female characters of the games (Schroder, 2008; Jenson & de Castell,

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Uninformed Argument of Gaming New York Times magazine critic Sam Anderson in his online article “Just One More Game” discusses the recent topic of gaming and its impact in our society. Anderson outlines the history of games and how they have evolved into meaningless distractions which he refers to as “stupid games” (Anderson par.3). He claims there is no point or value in gaming, but he does not explain or show evidence to the negative side of gaming. Due to Anderson’s lack of logical reasoning his argument is unconvincing and ineffective.

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It is well-known in modern culture that children begin developing gender identities from a very young age. As soon as children are able to comprehend media and the actions of those around them, they are bombarded with examples of gender roles. In fact, they are presented with these examples even before they can comprehend them. Parents may begin reading children books right from birth. The gender roles that are often present in these picture books aimed at young children become ingrained in the minds of the children, kickstarting the development of gender identity.

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Shanna Ruden Composition II Professor Jurrens February 27, 2023 View on Video Games Mathew Walther comes out with a very bold and strong statement claiming that he has an issue with what the nerd culture has become. When Matthew Walther published his article “Sorry Nerds: Video Games Are Not a Sport” he tries to explain in a variety of different ways how video games aren’t a true sport; yet proceeds to use the reference that watching CNN with your grandpa could be a sport biased on his definition of a sport. With the way the author is trying to describe how he doesn’t think video games are a sport to his audience he leaves out some key things. Some of the things that Matthew Walter did a good job in his article was how he gave a lot of examples

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