Gaming Representation - Indiana University Press

Recent Years Have Seen An Increase In Public Attention To Identity And Representation In Video Games, Including Journalists And Bloggers Holding The Digital Game Industry Accountable For The Discrimination Routinely Endured By Female Gamers, Queer Gamers, And Gamers Of Color. Video Game Developers Are Responding To These Critiques, But Scholarly Discussion Of Representation In Games Has Lagged Far Behind. Gaming Representation Examines Portrayals Of Race, Gender, And Sexuality In A Range Of Games, From Casuals Like Diner Dash, To Indies Like Journey And The Binding Of Isaac, To Mainstream Games From The Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock, Spec Ops, The Last Of Us, And Max Payne Franchises.