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In this article, the writer examines gender transgression in video games and video game culture. It is shown how the construction of gender in video games reflects a corporate model targeted at specific audiences rather than a simple reflection of social gender norms. In this context, it is argued that video games represent a site for role-playing in ways that violate both the corporate-constructed gender roles of game worlds to the norms of masculine and feminine in our society. A particular focus of this paper is on female game designers and players, whose interactions with video game culture critically undermines common conceptions of female gender identity and how individuals internalize and re-vision their own conceptions of gender identity.

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"The video game industry - embracing both console and computer games - is one of the most massive entertainment industries in the world today, yielding annual revenues in excess of Hollywood's movie industry. Given its global extent and popularity, as well as its potential for role-playing, video game culture has been the site of scholarly interest for understanding human gender relations. This essay proposes to examine gender transgression in video games and video game culture. It will be seen how the construction of gender in ..."

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