Editorial: Negotiating Gamer Identities

Authors

  • Matthew Barr http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-0673
  • Landon Kyle Berry
  • Mahli-Ann Butt
  • Daniel Joseph Dunne
  • Charlie Ecenbarger
  • Sarah Beth Evans
  • Lorraine Murray
  • Michael James Scott
  • Lars de Wildt

Keywords:

identity, gamers, gamergate, gender, race, sexuality

Abstract

The term ‘gamer identity’ is hotly contested, and certainly not understood as a broadly accepted term. From the outdated stereotype of white, heterosexual, teenage boys playing Nintendo in their parents’ basement to the equally contested proclamation that “‘gamers’ are over”, the current game culture climate is such that movements as divisive and controversial as #gamergate can flourish.


For this latest special issue of Press Start, we invited submissions regarding the recent controversies surrounding the notion of player identities, with the aim of receiving papers from different viewpoints on gamer identity and culture.

References

Alexander, L. (2014). “'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. ’Gamers' are over.” Gamasutra, August 28, 2014. Retrieved from http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/224400/Gamers_dont_have_to_be_your_audience_Gamers_are_over.php

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Published

2016-07-19

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): Special Issue: 'Negotiating Gamer Identities'

Section

Editorial

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