Why Diversity matters article:

“The issue of diversity in gaming has been a hot topic in recent years. The industry traditionally projects an image that is young, white, straight and male,”

“The industry has been improving its depiction of non-white, non-male characters for several years, but in the last three E3 events, there has been a real sense of momentum, belief and priority”

Levelling up article:

“A 2015 study showed that 83% of non-Hispanic Black teenagers play video games, compared to 71% of Caucasian teenagers, with 69% of Hispanic teens not too far behind.”

“Over time, representation has become more frequent, and more importantly, more authentic within the realm of video games.”

Laura Mulvey Quotes:

“Once he actually confronts her his erotic drive is to break her down and force her to tell by persistent cross questioning.”

“In herself the woman has not the slightest importance”

Feminist Frequency:

“The Damsel in Distress predates the invention of video games by several thousand years”

“The gruesome death of women for shock value is especially prevalent in modern gaming”

“Black and other characters of color became more prevalent, even if most often confined to the fighting genre”

“Some of the only places where Black characters could be found was in sports games”

“Playstation recently sponsored Pride London, providing a joyous, hugely colourful presence in the parade.”

“This is a really important part of representation – giving people who struggle to play games the ability to join in, and to be visible on screen.”

“Most games feature white protagonists”

“Psychoanalytic theory is thus appropriate here as a political weapon, demonstrating the way the unconscious of patriarchal society has structured film form.”

“The gruesome death of women for shock value is especially prevalent in modern gaming”

“Women’s desire is subjected to her image as bearer of the bleeding wound, she can exist only in relation to castration and cannot transcend it.”

“The Damsel in destress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must be rescued by the male character, usually providing a core incentive or motivation for the protagonist’s quest.”

“The Damsel in the refrigerator occurs when the hero’s sweetheart is brutally murdered and her soul is then trapped or abducted by the villain.”

“Only solutions to kill the damsel to protect her”

”Young, white, straight male”

“The Damsel in Distress predates the invention of video games by several thousand years”

“Only solutions to kill the damsel to protect her”

Laura mauvely

“She falls in love with the main male protagonist and becomes his property losing her outward glamourous characteristics.”

“Once he actually confronts her his erotic drive is to break her down and force her to tell by persistent cross questioning.”

levelling up

“young women whose only choice of dress is either a bikini or something extremely revealing that the player can choose for them to wear.”

“poor representation of Asian women perpetuates the stereotype that they are meek, submissive, sexual objects who exist purely for men’s entertainment.”

why diversity matters

 “As a girl growing up playing games I was always like, why do I have to play as a boy?” 

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1. “Worse still are the portrayals of Muslim/Arab/Middle Eastern people, who are often relegated to the role of terrorist.”
2. “As a girl growing up playing games I was always like, why do I have to play as a boy?”
3. “Whenever blacks are represented in Hollywood, and sometimes when Hollywood omits blacks from its films altogether.”

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