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Same-Sex Romances i...
Same-Sex Romances in Games
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- Alexandersson, Sandra, 1993- (författare)
- Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för informationsteknologi,Forskningsmiljön Informationsteknologi,GAME Research Group
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- Pittsburgh, PA : ETC Press, 2022
- 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: What Happens When We Play. - Pittsburgh, PA : ETC Press. - 9781387441655 - 9781387434831 ; , s. 411-427
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Abstract
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- In this paper, the author uses her personal experience of encounteringand engaging with same-sex romances in games as a way to discuss the positives and negatives of same-sex romances in games. Like all people, LGBTQ players look to role models in media for guidance and solidarity, and romantic relationships in video games can create particularly strong attachments for players to characters. Yet LGBTQ representations in games are rife with negative stereotypes or worse: complete exclusion. The paper argues for the potential power of games tohelp minorities explore their identities.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Genusstudier (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Gender Studies (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- LGBTQ
- queer gaming
- romance in video games
- dragon age
- mass effect
- LGBTQ representation
- GAME Research Group
- GAME Research Group
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