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Gaming at the Edge : Sexuality and Gender at the Margins of Gamer Culture.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781452943459
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gaming at the EdgeDDC classification:
  • 794.8
LOC classification:
  • GV1469.17.S63 S53 2
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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