Gaming Masculinity : Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture.
Condis, Megan.
Gaming Masculinity : Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (100 pages) - Fandom and Culture Series . - Fandom and Culture Series .
Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Gaming Masculinity -- Introduction: The Gamification of Gender -- Game Break. Bro's Law: Army of Two and the Perils of Parody in Gaming Culture -- 1. "Get Raped, F****t": Trolling as a Gendered Metagame -- Game Break. Far Cry 3: The Heart of Darkness -- 2. Sexy Sidekicks, Filthy Casuals, and Fake Geek Girls: Meme-ifying Gender in the Gaming Community -- Game Break. Hacks and Mods: Remaking the Classics -- 3. No Homosexuals in Star Wars? BioWare, Gamer Identity, and the Politics of Privilege in a Convergence Culture -- Game Break. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? BioShock Infinite and the Evolution of Hardcore Gaming Culture -- 4. From #GamerGate to Donald Trump: Toxic Masculinity and the Politics of the Alt-Right -- Epilogue: The Dating Game: Gender Performance and Gamification in the Real World -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
9781609385668
Video games -- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
GV1469
794.8
Gaming Masculinity : Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (100 pages) - Fandom and Culture Series . - Fandom and Culture Series .
Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Gaming Masculinity -- Introduction: The Gamification of Gender -- Game Break. Bro's Law: Army of Two and the Perils of Parody in Gaming Culture -- 1. "Get Raped, F****t": Trolling as a Gendered Metagame -- Game Break. Far Cry 3: The Heart of Darkness -- 2. Sexy Sidekicks, Filthy Casuals, and Fake Geek Girls: Meme-ifying Gender in the Gaming Community -- Game Break. Hacks and Mods: Remaking the Classics -- 3. No Homosexuals in Star Wars? BioWare, Gamer Identity, and the Politics of Privilege in a Convergence Culture -- Game Break. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? BioShock Infinite and the Evolution of Hardcore Gaming Culture -- 4. From #GamerGate to Donald Trump: Toxic Masculinity and the Politics of the Alt-Right -- Epilogue: The Dating Game: Gender Performance and Gamification in the Real World -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
9781609385668
Video games -- Social aspects.
Electronic books.
GV1469
794.8