microrobert
07-01-2013, 12:30 PM
‘Halo 3′ Gamers Are Sexist, Too
While video games are frequently sexist, new research says that the same applies to the people playing them.
We know some things about video games: they can influence us to take real-life risks, they can be addictive, and they may even be the next great art form. We also know the gaming world is a bastion of chauvinism. Feminine hyper-sexuality, female passivity, and violence against women are three common themes in the fastest growing form of mass media.
But sexism is not constrained to the portrayal of women within video games, asserts a recent study published in New Media and Society. Researchers from Ohio University looked to determine whether gamers reacted differently to male and female voices within a multiplayer game that allows players to communicate with other people in real time, using their own voice.
http://www.psmag.com/culture/halo-3-gamers-are-often-sexist-too-61564/
While video games are frequently sexist, new research says that the same applies to the people playing them.
We know some things about video games: they can influence us to take real-life risks, they can be addictive, and they may even be the next great art form. We also know the gaming world is a bastion of chauvinism. Feminine hyper-sexuality, female passivity, and violence against women are three common themes in the fastest growing form of mass media.
But sexism is not constrained to the portrayal of women within video games, asserts a recent study published in New Media and Society. Researchers from Ohio University looked to determine whether gamers reacted differently to male and female voices within a multiplayer game that allows players to communicate with other people in real time, using their own voice.
http://www.psmag.com/culture/halo-3-gamers-are-often-sexist-too-61564/