I have recently been spending my spare time sitting on my couch, waiting in anticipation for the new “Resident Evil” survival-horror video game to release. I played the demo of the game last week, and it was great! I was tense for many hours after, but it was worth it. I love a good scare, and in video games there is the sweet feeling of starting over again even after failure, so there is usually a feeling of relief. After playing it though, I started thinking about video game characters throughout time, and how they kind of always typically find a way to make everything look good. (more…)
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How do we boobify it? A look at bodies and abilities in video games.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty, bodies, horror, standard, video games on January 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Video Games, Representation, and Disability: What is Empowerment?
Posted in disabled bodies, media, power, tagged disability, empowerment, representation, video games on November 23, 2016| 2 Comments »
As a person who is considered disabled in mainstream American society, video games have become a way for me to escape feelings of marginalization and feel powerful. More specifically, Western role-playing video games that allow the player to design what their character will look like, as well as the specific attributes they will have, are a very effective escape from the marginalization I often feel as a woman of color who is considered disabled. The player character also becomes very physically and politically powerful over the course of the game and has a significant amount of control over the world around them, contributing to my feelings of empowerment.
