Essays about: "Male gamer"

Found 4 essays containing the words Male gamer.

  1. 1. VIDEO GAME CREATION : Inhibitors and Enablers in Female Inclusion

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Nadia V. Ruiz B.; [2019]
    Keywords : Video game industry; video game creation; female inclusion; feminist technoscience; toxic masculinity; game engines; inhibitors; enablers;

    Abstract : In 2012 and 2014, two hashtags, #1ReasonWhy and #GamerGate, exposed a highly sexist video game industry that was not welcoming female participation. This was affecting women working or wanting to work in it. READ MORE

  3. 2. "True gamer" culture on Twitch and its effect on female streamers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Maria Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Twitch; streamers; games; gaming; female;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to explore how messages in Twitch chats are affected by the gender of the streamer and the type of game that they are playing. Using a quantitative method, messages from twelve different streamers, male and female were downloaded and categorised depending on their content. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using Membership Categorisation Analysis to Study Identity Creation in the Digital game Dota2

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Jonathan Clinton; [2014]
    Keywords : Membership Categorisation Analysis; MCA; Dota2; Digital games; gaming; identity; identification;

    Abstract : One aspect of the internet that has been discussed in relation to identity creation is whether we can transcend our physical selves when we enter an online environment, thus potentially creating the internet as a space where we could leave our bodies when performing our identity. The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate the accomplishment of membership categorization within the domain of online gaming and through it identity in an online gaming environment. READ MORE

  5. 4. How Male Gamers Perceive Games with Non-sexualized Female Protagonists : Swedish Males Aged 18 and Above

    University essay from Institutionen för speldesign, teknik och lärande

    Author : Marcis Liepa; [2013]
    Keywords : Computer games; Gender; Female protagonist; Male gamer;

    Abstract : Some game publishers and developers do not think that games with non-sexualized female protagonists are worth making because they would not sell. With close to a half of gamers being female (47%) it is a bit puzzling that they are not catered to. READ MORE