| Game | Tomb Raider | Metroid | Sims Freeplay |
| Summary | Lara Croft is one of the most recognisable protagonists in computer games. Her agility and confidence offered a counter representation to the passive female characters that were found in most other titles, but some critics believed she was a negative role model for young people because her ridiculous body shape reduced her to an object that appealed to male gaze. | ||
| Key Facts | …watching Tomb Raider… might encourage girls to become somewhat more independent and feisty, without them needing to directly copy an extensive fight sequence, embark on a perilous quest for ancient artifacts… David Gauntlett | ||
| Key words | Jarod Lanier, Socialisation, Regulation, Utopian Possibilities, David Gauntlett, Henry Jenkins, Privacy, Baudrillard | Jarod Lanier, Socialisation, Regulation, Utopian Possibilities, David Gauntlett, Henry Jenkins, Privacy, Baudrillard | Jarod Lanier, Socialisation, Regulation, Utopian Possibilities, David Gauntlett, Henry Jenkins, Privacy, Baudrillard |
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Introduction.
Theorists such as Jarod Lanier, Baudrillard, Henry Jenkins all in one way or another have a say on New Media. I would also like to include David Gauntlett in the discussion on video games.