Paper Topic:

Gender and video games

Running head : Gender and Video Games

Gender and Video Games

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The current development in the literature concerning videogames and gender constitutes the formulation of perceptions of how not only game developers but also players establish their individual and collective identity in this process . Their relationship then corresponds to creating specific norms and principles that seek to identify specific ideas concerning their representation of reality and also their ability to capitalize on existing genres for cultivating game play and the issues related to acceptance of

existing norms . Due to this , to better understand the relationship circumventing around video games and gender fair amount of analysis must be made not only in its ability to represent the gaming public but also in the impact it creates towards taking the issue into a bigger picture as it relates to the construction of social norms and roles

Assessing Video Games and Gender

Indeed looking at previous literature studies , it can be seen that misrepresentation remains apparent especially among the representation of gender in video games . Here , common patterns of male masculine figures and characters continue to dominate different platforms and games . Such idea remains to be seen particularly , during the earlier times wherein there is a corresponding depiction of players that are relatively male and ultimately dominate both the primary and secondary characters . Here , Williams , Martins , Consalvo and Ivory (2009 ) study highlights these apparent trends by arguing that the most popular games are less representative than the typical game produced...

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