Gaming with grrls: looking for sheroes in computer games
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Beteiligte Personen: Richard, Birgit ca. 20. Jh (VerfasserIn), Zaremba, Jutta 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Paper
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Beschreibung:Kickin' off with the prototype: Lara Croft -- The narrative context of the game, remediation, and body-smapling -- Fetish aesthetics ? -- Other characters: Xena, the autonomous warrior princess -- Media-bodies and body weapons -- The denial of age and the monstrous metamorphosis as empowerment of the female body -- Autonomous waiting gestures and the female avatar as a virtual shield of protection -- Virtual models of femininity and the connection between genre and openness
Part V. Games as a cultural phenomenon. Representation of identity: gender, ethnicity, and history
ISBN:0-262-51658-6