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VIDEOGAYMES: HOMOSEXUALITY IN VIDEO GAMES BETWEEN REPRESENTATION AND SIMULATION (1975-2009)

Luca de Santis



 

Launched in 2002, the Ludologica Collection examines the most important video games of all time. Each volume is dedicated to a key theme or a seminal title. The discussed texts are placed within the production of the game designer and the genre of development and are analyzed in depth. From Will Wright to Shigeru Miyamoto, from Hideo Kojima to Richard Garriott, Ludologica thus creates an original mosaic of aesthetics, genres, and autonomous intentions with few comparisons in the current publishing landscape. The collection offers a new way to look at video games with an approach that is both accessible and stimulating. Among the authors are prominent figures from specialized criticism, university professors from prestigious institutions, and enthusiasts.


"Videogaymes" examines the representations of homosexual, bisexual, and transgender culture in video games. The author explains how the presence (or absence) of queer elements in a seemingly casual medium like video games has followed, and at times anticipated, profound social transformations. According to de Santis, the computer screen serves as a reflecting and distorting mirror of contemporary society. Amid beat 'em ups, adventures, and shooters, "Videogaymes" invites the reader to look at electronic entertainment in a new way, without prejudice and hypocrisy. Within the pages of "Videogaymes," role-playing becomes a game of roles and sexual identities.

 

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Italian

Paperback

9788840016337

2013

164

Italian

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2015

164

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  • Videogaymes. Omosessualità nei videogiochi tra rappresentazione e simulazione (1975-2009)

 

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