Assignment 3 - Elective 100% correct A+

Using only the content from Weeks/Modules 6, 7, 9, and 10, argue points around all the following questions: 1. Why is it important to examine race and gender in video games? 2. What does the boundaries of gaming identity mean? What did the study “The Meanings of Racist and Sexist Trash Talk for Men of Colour” find out about racism and sexism in the process of trash talking? 3. Why are there less women designers in the video game industry? Are there ways to attract more women to the video game industry? Lesson Why Study Video Games? In the past, researchers might have studied fiction novels, movies, or even comic books to try to understand how culture shapes society. Video games have now taken a central role in the socialization experience. Past research on television and movies reveal that the depiction of certain groups has an impact on how people of that group view themselves and how others, outside of the group, view the group: "A medium's general depiction of a group does have an impact on its users' perceptions of that group" (Williams, et al., 2009, p. 820). As video games begin to displace "traditional" media as one of the dominant means by which we learn about cultures, it is important to understand what the representations in video games are telling us. The representations in games may have identity and self-esteem effects on people, as they may be happy to see "themselves" presented in a game but may find the continuous repetition of negative stereotypes leading to feelings of unimportance and powerlessness (Williams, et al., 2009, p. 820). What seems a trivial example from television is the character Apu in The Simpsons. Some South Asians may view Apu as a welcome recognition, an indication that they have a place and carry weigh