Quotes:
Levelling up article (games with representation) – “Sony’s most recent masterpiece showcases people from all walks of life in a way that seems natural and refreshing” – (The quote is expressing that big game companies are starting to actively produce games with different racial backgrounds with natural/realistic design.)
“The Call of Duty franchise is one of the most popular in the world, yet it treats Muslims, Arabs, and Middle Easterners as an interchangeable monolith.” – (Meaning that stereotypes still happen in modernised games such as Call of Duty. Specific ethnics are being stereotyped as terrorists or gang members.)
Why diversity matters article (diversity in games) – “PlayStation recently sponsored Pride London, providing a joyous, hugely colourful presence in the parade” – (The quote is about how playstation has started to ‘show’ their support for the diverse of the LGBTQ+ community.)
“The industry traditionally projects an image that is young, white, straight and male, but there is growing understanding” – (This is stating the traditional game design before people wanted change, and wanted an equal part in video games for different ethnics, beliefs and sexuality.)
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (The male gaze) – “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female” – (This quote is about the male gaze and how men actively fantasise/look at the female figure.)
“Women displayed as sexual object is the leit-motiff of erotic spectacle: from pin-ups to strip-tease from Ziegfeld to Busby Berkeley, she holds the look, plays to and signifies male desire” – (I think this quote is talking about how women are seen and looked at as if they were objects, just for mens sexual desire, gaze and gain.)
Feminist Frequency Site – “conjunction with other aspects of their design, to make them exude sexuality for the entertainment of the presumed straight male player.” – (This quote is about the way in which video games represent female characters body language in a sexualised manner, to appease the ‘male gaze’.)
“The sexualization of female characters is about designing them, dressing them or framing them in ways that are specifically intended to be sexually appealing to presumed male viewers or players.” – (The quote in the feminist site talks about female game characters wearing lingerie style armour instead of appropriate attire for the game type, and game makers can easily change this but refuse because of the male attraction to the specific game. It’d what draws men in, relating to the ‘male gaze’.)