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Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat

Paperback • 2011 • English

Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat

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About the book

Ten years after the groundbreaking From Barbie to Mortal Kombat highlighted the ways gender stereotyping and related social and economic issues permeate digital game play, the number of women and girl gamers has risen considerably. Despite this, gender disparities remain in gaming. Women may be warriors in World of Warcraft, but they are also scantily clad "booth babes" whose sex appeal is used to promote games at trade shows. Player-generated content has revolutionized gaming, but few games ma...Show more

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ISBN

9780262516068

Publisher

MIT Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat

Format

Paperback

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