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Sex In Gaming

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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Sex In Gaming

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What is sex?
What is sexuality?
What is sexualization?

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Sex:
either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and many other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions. (Merriam-Webster, 2015)

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Sexuality:
our self-understanding and way of being in the world as male and female. (Nelson, 1978)

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Sexualization:
A person… divested of all other qualities he or she may be said to possess… and reduced to... a single potential, the ability to satisfy someone else's sexual needs. (Sarracino & Scott, 2008)

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What are games?
What is gaming?
Who are gamers?

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Games and Gaming:
an act or activity that people participate in for fun (Encarta)

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Gamers:

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What can we say about game(r)s relation to sex?

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What can gaming say about us?

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References

  • Nelson, J. B. (1978). Embodiment: An approach to sexuality and christian theology. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg
  • Sarracino, C. & Scott, K. M. (2008). The porning of america: The rise of porn culture, what it means, and where we go from here. Boston, MA: Beacon Press
  • Seiler, W. J., Beall, M. L., & Mazer, J. P. (2014). Communication: Making connections (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
  • Ting-Toomey, S. & Chung, L. C. (2005). Understanding intercultural communication. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury
  • Wixon, Dennis. (2006). What is a game?. interactions 13, 2 (March 2006), 37-ff. DOI=10.1145/1116715.1116741 http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1116715.1116741
  • "Sex." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2015. .

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