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Kuvista toimijoiksi – Digitaalisten pelien naishahmoesitykset ja niiden tutkimus
Subtitle: Digitaalisten pelien naishahmoesitykset ja niiden tutkimus
List of Authors: Friman Usva
Publisher: Tampereen yliopisto
Place: Tampere
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Pelitutkimuksen Vuosikirja
Volume number: 2013
Start page: 99
End page: 108
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 1798-355X
URL: http://www.pelitutkimus.fi/vuosikirja-2013
Abstract
From images to actors: on research of female representations in digital games
Women's place amongst the gaming industry, its products and customers has been a widely discussed topic recently. In this review I approach the problematic relationship between female gender and games through the topic of female representation in digital games. I present initial findings from my master's thesis in which I examine how female representations are built in games and how it can be studied using content analysis as a method. I claim that the character presentations should be studied particularly through the character's agency and the interaction between characters and between the characters and the player. I also describe common elements found in the female character representations in my data comparing them to findings made in earlier studies.
Available online: http://www.pelitutkimus.fi/vuosikirja2013/ptvk2013_08.pdf
From images to actors: on research of female representations in digital games
Women's place amongst the gaming industry, its products and customers has been a widely discussed topic recently. In this review I approach the problematic relationship between female gender and games through the topic of female representation in digital games. I present initial findings from my master's thesis in which I examine how female representations are built in games and how it can be studied using content analysis as a method. I claim that the character presentations should be studied particularly through the character's agency and the interaction between characters and between the characters and the player. I also describe common elements found in the female character representations in my data comparing them to findings made in earlier studies.
Available online: http://www.pelitutkimus.fi/vuosikirja2013/ptvk2013_08.pdf
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