Essays about: "Queer representation in games"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Queer representation in games.

1. 1. Fighting Games under the Queer Gaze : An analysis on the characters of Street Fighter V

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Mio Wilund; [2022]
   Keywords : computer games; male gaze; queer theory; character design; gender in video games; gaze theory; datorspel; manlig blick; queerteori; karaktärsdesign; kön i datorspel; blickteori;

   Abstract : Critical examination on the topic of gender representation, sexualisation, video gamecharacters and their designs is not untreated ground, and has been analysed using variousmethods; qualitatively, quantitatively (Tompkins & et. al., 2020), and textually. READ MORE

3. 2. What do queer gamers think of Monster prom

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Pixie Röjarsvärd; [2022]
   Keywords : Monster Prom; Queer game studies; Queer gaming; Queer game; Queer representation in games; Trans representation in games; Queer friendly game design;

   Abstract : This thesis aim was to find the answer the following research question: What do queer gamers think of the game Monster Prom. The material gathered for this thesis was through a participant observation with four people from the LGBTQIA+ community playing the game Monster Prom and a subsequent focus group interview with these people. READ MORE

4. 3. Queer representation in digital games : A textual analysis of of The Last of Us Part II

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Josefin Nordin; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital Games; Gender; LGBTQ; Queer; Transgender;

   Abstract : As a fairly new form of media that is currently increasing its number of LGBTQ characters, digital games and their queer representation is an interesting research are, in equal parts in order to see what potential stereotypes and tropes may be in play aswell as to compare it to what has been done before in other forms of storytelling. The question at hand for this thesis is regarding Queer representation in the commercial game The Last of Us Part II, released in 2020. READ MORE

5. 4. Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

   Author : Anni-Ruffina Ström; [2020]
   Keywords : LGBT athletes; Olympic Games; media representation; self-promotion; Nadeshiko Japan;

   Abstract : The 2020 Summer Olympicsand the Paralympic Games were scheduledto take placein Tokyo. This sporting mega-event has affected change in the public and social spheres of the host country, Japan, but with regard to athletes’ gender and sexual orientation Japan’s mainstream media seem still considerably biased. READ MORE

6. 5. Queerness In Games

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för teknik och estetik

   Author : Ahmad Al Shehabi; Cecil Quiroga; [2020]
   Keywords : Queerness; LGBTQ; gender studies; queer mechanics; gay memes; video games; Queerhet; HBTQ; genusstudier; Queer Mekaniker; Gay Memes; Digitala Spel;

   Abstract : The theme of this bachelor thesis was Queer Games. We discussed how queerness is applied in video games for queer people. We made some observations on how LGBTQ characters were represented within a few games that had representations of Queer experiences. READ MORE