Gaming at the Edge : Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture.
Shaw, Adrienne.
Gaming at the Edge : Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (329 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. Clichés versus Women: Moving beyond Sexy Sidekicks and Damsels in Distress -- 1 From Custer's Revenge and Mario to Fable and Fallout: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Digital Games -- 2 Does Anyone Really Identify with Lara Croft? Unpacking Identification in Video Games -- 3 He Could Be a Bunny Rabbit for All I Care! How We Connect with Characters and Avatars -- 4 When and Why Representation Matters to Players: Realism versus Escapism -- Conclusion: A Future Free of Dickwolves -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Gameography -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
9781452943459
Video games -- Social aspects.
Electronic games -- Social aspects.
Gender identity.
Sex role.
Sex.
Electronic books.
GV1469.17.S63 S53 2
794.8
Gaming at the Edge : Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (329 pages)
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. Clichés versus Women: Moving beyond Sexy Sidekicks and Damsels in Distress -- 1 From Custer's Revenge and Mario to Fable and Fallout: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Digital Games -- 2 Does Anyone Really Identify with Lara Croft? Unpacking Identification in Video Games -- 3 He Could Be a Bunny Rabbit for All I Care! How We Connect with Characters and Avatars -- 4 When and Why Representation Matters to Players: Realism versus Escapism -- Conclusion: A Future Free of Dickwolves -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Gameography -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
9781452943459
Video games -- Social aspects.
Electronic games -- Social aspects.
Gender identity.
Sex role.
Sex.
Electronic books.
GV1469.17.S63 S53 2
794.8