Transcript 1st place part 4

Socialization of
Gender Roles And Race
Through Video Game
Culture
Renee Rose
William Shandra
GENDER
Gender and Sex
Sex – physical characteristics
Gender – psychological differences
Gender
Gender Related Issues in Video Games
Ashley Graham from Resident Evil 4
Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5
Lara Croft from Tomb Raider Series
Duke Nukem from Duke Nukem Forever
Gender
“Research has shown that media which emphasizes large
muscles negatively affects males, while women are most
negatively affected by media which emphasizes being thin.
Research has shown that males and females of all ages are
impacted by body-emphasizing mass media.”
“Video games (unlike television or magazines) offer an active
role for players to become and control their video game
character. This allows players to become more immersed, or
become a part of , the virtual world”
-Barlett
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Gender Done Right
Joel from Last of Us
Lara Croft from Tomb Raider (2013)
Sheva from Resident Evil 5
Gender
“Many of these images are so ingrained into U.S. Culture that
these expectations of women are perceived as normal.”
- Janet Dunlup
Gender
“To claim that video games are the source of real-life
degradation of women is a simplistic attempt by moral
entrepreneurs to create a moral panic or engage in symbolic
politics; video games make an easy scapegoat for larger social
problems, including sexism and violence against women.”
- Ross Haenfler
RACE
Racism
Humba Wumba from Banjo Kazooie
NightWolf from Mortal Kombat
Thunder Hawk From Street Fighter
Grand Theft Auto V
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Racism
“Video games operate as a sophisticated commodity that plays
on the desire of individuals to experience the other, breaking
down real boundaries between ‘communities’ through virtual
play, while simultaneously ‘teaching’ its players about
stereotypes.”
- David Leonard
Race Done Right
Sheva from Resident Evil 5
Jacob Taylor from Mass Effect 2 & 3
COMMUNITY
Virtual Community
IGN.COM/BOARDS
REDDIT.COM/R/GAMING
STEAMCOMMUNITY.COM
YOUTUBE.COM
FACEBOOK GROUPS
Virtual Community
“Virtual community entrails more than surfing Web sites, making
a Facebook page, reading emails, or engaging in brief chats on
bulletin boards. Just because someone plays and MMORPG does
not necessarily mean they are part of a virtual community”
- Ross Haenfler
Real World Community(Conventions)
E3 - Electronic Entertainment Expo
Blizzcon
Comic Con