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Sexualization in Video Games - 0 views

trredskies.com/sexualization-in-video-games

gaming sexualization

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  • To sexualize a person in a video game (or any medium really) is to reduce them to an object; to reduce their value down to a sexual thing.  
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      Gives me an actual definition of what it is to sexualize a character in a video game.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      The author talks about how he feels about sexualization in games. 
  • Even better: let’s leave sexualization out of our games.  Sexy is cool and is but a single variety of character personality.  Sexualization is a whole other thing.  And for women, a largely negative thing.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      An extremely one sided comment, to me it sounds like he's saying that if a man were to be over-sexualized it would not be a negative. 
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      While the article does make valid points it seems extremely biased. So i need to be careful when rereading it and pulling information from this article 
  • It’s the point at which the player controlling that character cares a lot more for the sexual fantasies she inspires than her value as a character.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      Another good definition to be aware of when I do more research on the topic. This point that he talks about is one that most players never really think about when they play games and look at their characters. 
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    A man talks about gaming and sexualization
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On Men's Sexualization in Video Games - 0 views

www.popmatters.com/...s-sexualization-in-video-games

gaming male sexualization

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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This picture just shows how we think as people and the differences gender can make on a situation. This is because to me this picture is just silly but if the picture was of women it would be a completely different feeling for everyone. 
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This article talks about why we don't see as much sexualization of male characters. 
  • The design of the game creates a silly context that the player doesn’t take seriously; instead, they laugh at the men and see the nudity as off-the-wall humor. These games don’t give the player room to fantasize or a roving eye to admire the characters’ bodies.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      Male sexualization in games is usual showed off as something funny and is almost never seen as "wrong". The reasons being that we simply don't care about the over-sexualization of men as much as we do women. 
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  • The lack of men’s sexualization is a product of the average straight guy’s impulse to avoid appearing or feeling gay.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This is the core reason we don't see as much sexualization of men in games. The simple fact the people developing the game doesn't want to appear gay. Now though this may not be as true due to the fact that most developers no longer care about this feeling.
  • The player crosses into something pornographic when watching Madison but into something awkward when seeing Ethan.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      this is an excellent example of how two identical events can change drastically depending on gender. 
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    This article shows examples of male sexualization and gives some in game examples
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This article shows examples of male sexualization and gives some in game examples
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The One-Sided Problem of Oversexualization in Video Games - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...ersexualization-in-video-games

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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This article poses questions about the oversexualization in video games and gives some examples to back it up.
  • These are the “ideal forms” of each of these characters. Yet only one of them is ever viewed sexually to outsiders, the women.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      When both characters are created by the player and the story is almost identical in every way, why do we only say that the female character is sexualized. 
  • Both are genetic mutants, by any stretch of the imagination, but one is sexual, and the other isn’t.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      How can we only count one as sexual and the other as not. Is it because what we deem to be acceptable? a man walks around shirtless all the time but put a woman in that clothing and all of a sudden its sexual? i'm not really so sure
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  • I was playing through Playstation All-Stars last week and found that in the entire roster, there were two women. Fat Princess and Nariko, both from rather obscure games. The rest? All men. Even the cartoony ones. All 16 others. You’ll find a similar ratio in Super Smash Bros, another collection of video games’ most famous icons.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This is one of the truest statements from the articles I've read that i never really noticed before. Its sad to hear that such a statistic is true we really do need more strong female characters.
  • The sexiness of the existing women in video games is not the problem. It’s really a subjective argument about why guys lust after Lara Croft, yet girls don’t have eyes for Nathan Drake.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This is comparing two characters who are almost identical in every way except one is female the other is male. Both are treasure hunters and dress the same yet Lara is seen as sexual and Nathan is not. 
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This discusses the trends in games, fighting games in particular
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This discusses the trends in games, fighting games in particular
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Dragon's Crown review: heavy metal - 0 views

www.polygon.com/...agons-crown-review-heavy-metal

dragon crown gaming

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  • The same can't be said for the female NPCs that fill Dragon's Crown's dungeons and other environments. Most of the women in the game are barely clothed, with heaving chests, backs twisted into suggestive positions, some with their legs spread almost as wide as the screen. They're presented as helpless objects, usually in need of rescue. It's obvious, one-sided and gross.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      The game has at least one of these scenes every level but they don't tell you that even some of the males in the game are sexualized as well. Granted not nearly as many are
  • Two player characters — the Amazon and the Sorceress — are explicitly sexualized, with breasts literally bigger than their heads with rear ends to match
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      While the game does over-sexualize these two characters they at least do get powerful skills to match and the game tries to make up for their bodies by making them strong characters in game. 
  • Dragon's Crown was reviewed using code provided by Atlus. You can read more about Polygon's ethics policy here.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      Ultimately the game score was low but the fact that the website felt the need to post their ethics policy after the article really shocked me. 
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  • But I found its over-exaggerated art style alienating and gross in its depiction of women
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      The game's review was looked at through a pretty harsh lens in my opinion. While I don't agree with the character designs I feel like the author had a grudge out against the game for the reason above and makes me wonder if other games got reviewed in the same way. 
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      this article shows how the over-sexualization of characters can hurt a game. 
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    This is a gaming review for a game known as Dragon's Crown
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This is a gaming review for a game known as Dragon's Crown
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clothes in FFXIV - 1 views

www.dualshockers.com/...le-of-gender-equality-in-games

gaming final fantasy clothes gender

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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This article is used as an example down to just an individual game. The clothes have no bearing on the story and do not take away from the game in any way. The game also added in a feature to wear any clothes you want regardless of its strength and always players the freedom and choice that the article talks about. 
  • In many titles show the most skimpy and revealing armor sets are be gender locked for ladies, or even worse, they’ll simply morph depending on the gender of the character wearing them.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This fact holds true for many games in this genre where the look of your character changes as you change out your armor. The gender differences in these games can be stunning and does create this sense of sexualization of the female characters.
  • 99% of the gear sets featuring the same design when worn by both genders
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      I don't see why developers don't do more of this where the armor looks the same for both genders. It would be easier for them to do and would not create problems for them if the clothes are found to be too revealing.
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  • The positive example set by Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn doesn’t stop at gender equality in offering fanservice and eyecandy–it also extends to choice. You most definitely don’t need to show any skin if you don’t want to.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      This article helps to identify a possible solution to the problem by simply offering the players choice. By offering choices to the players you can satisfy both parties and create on overall better gaming environment.
  • They’re eyecandy gear sets, and they retain their eyecandy function regardless of the gender of the character wearing them.
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      mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
       
      With more equal opportunities for both genders to wear the same armor and to have the same look regardless of gender, creates a more equal feeling in the game and helps to dissolve some of the stereotypes of gaming. 
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This article discusses the clothing used in the mmorpg Final Fantasy XIV
  • mcandersonaj on 26 Jun 14
     
    This article discusses the clothing used in the mmorpg Final Fantasy XIV
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