Ontology of Gender in Computer Games

This article aims to illustrate how social ontology can replace traditional constructivist approaches to media analysis. The focus is on the relation between sexual identity and computer games, both categorized using social ontology tools. Computer games are a good area in which to study the evoluti...

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Main Author: Ivan Mosca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française des Enseignants et Chercheurs en Cinéma et Audiovisuel 2014-05-01
Series:Mise au Point
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/map/1631
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title Ontology of Gender in Computer Games
title_full Ontology of Gender in Computer Games
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