This article examines the gendering of gaming bodies through violent performances of geek
masculinity in games of pain, that is, digital games designed purposefully to inflict physical …

With increasing frequency the ugliness of gamer culture is being put on display for the wider
world to see. While I was writing this piece, for example, a Canadian blogger created a …

Gaming embodies many of the contradictions between geek culture and masculinity, as
avatars are often hypermasculine (athletic, militant, and violent) while the act of playing a …

While e-sports fans and participants claim that digital play can subvert traditional
conceptions of masculinity, offering alternative narratives of worth not as reliant on the …

As Amanda Phillips notes in the introduction of her book Gamer Trouble, gamers are no
strangers to the concept of trouble. While the conventional association between gamers and …

Video games have long been identified with masculinity. This gendering is found in games'
visuals and stories and structures the production of games and player experiences. Male …

What does it mean to say that Games Matter within a new media art context? Conversely,
what contributions can artists and scholars exploring the medium make to the cultural …

Recent controversies in gaming culture (ie, Gamergate) highlight the lack of attention
devoted to discussions of actual violence women experience in gaming. Rather, the focus is …

How gaming intersects with systems like history, bodies, and code Why do we so
compulsively play video games? Might it have something to do with how gaming affects our …

In the inaugural issue of this journal, Mia Consalvo challenged feminist media studies
scholars(https://adanewmedia. org/2012/11/issue1-consalvo/) to confront toxic gamer …