Playing Nice: the Limitations and Stereotypes Placed on Female Hero Representation in Video Games

This thesis provides an investigation of how gender stereotypes affect the narrative, mechanics, and experience of three different console based video games (Venetica, WET, and Velvet Assassin) with female protagonist. Each game is addressed within separate case study chapters and discusses how gend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cisneros, Linet L.
Other Authors: Larke-Walsh, George
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2014
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500096/