15.12.2024 Board game culture is changing… A recent research article from the UK highlights the difficulties women face in board game spaces. But, there is hope because things are changing. #BoardGames #gender #culture #GeekMasculinity Game Research Highlights
29.3.2021 Beyond Gender Stereotypes: Narrative Video Games as a Tool for Fostering Gender Equality Video games have started to take steps towards more inclusive representations of gender identities. A study by Dalila Forni discusses these new reconsiderations by analyzing gender representations in Horizon Zero Dawn. Game Research Highlights
7.3.2021 Deceivers, seducers, mothers – Female monstrosity in Dungeons & Dragons The Monster Manual represents women through misogynistic tropes, following in the footsteps of medieval bestiaries. Combining statistics with descriptions of monsters creates a new game mechanic, the ludic bestiary. Game Research Highlights
2.3.2018 The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering Rules lawyering as an expression of masculinity. Game Research Highlights
