where we sat with special guests from the LGBTQIA+ gaming community to talk about their favorite queer characters, video games and more. We were joined byErika Ishii(any pronouns), the voice of Valkyrie from Apex Legends and other iconic characters, and Gordon Bellamy (he/him), ...
There’s an element of going into these worlds, playing characters and acting out storylines and identities. For example, it’s possible for a person who’s thinking about transitioning to create a character in a game like Dragon Age: Inquisition that is the gender they want to live....
Since then, the number of queer characters on screen has increased steadily, thank the TV gods, which means that if you're looking for a show that prioritizes queer stories, you can easily find one. But just because a movie has a gay character doesn’t automatically make it a lesbian ...
Calling for an understanding of video games as a platform for queerness, queer game studies is rapidly evolving and is moving beyond the representation of queer characters on screen. Indeed, queerness also affects the essence and structure of games. Queer practices manifest themselves in the ...
Focusing on two game characters, and their reception within gaming communities, I explore the limits and potentials of the queer politics in video games. As such, despite the prevalence of heteronormative values in video game narratives, I argue that some game characters embody unexpected vessels ...
This has been my go-to “masculine” name that I tend to use if the situation calls for it (naming video game characters, alternate accounts, etc.) - my use of it is simple and not particularly social, but it makes me happy in the contexts I have used it. I have not let go of...
While some may prefer the game over the show, the TV series has arguably improved it in multiple aspects, including in terms of plot, characters, visuals, and overall mainstream appeal. The series has finished its first season, and with another on the way, there is already proof that The ...
So let’s dig deeper into the question of queerness and games. Historically most conversations around the topic have centered around narrative and representational content. The presence of queer characters and relationships has been a focal point for both fans hungry to see characters they can ident...
and thus encourages multiple play-throughs. It consists of various conversational options that ultimately create large differences in the behavior of in-game characters. In some ways it could be considered more of an interactive story than a usual video game. COS2014 is public domain, although Ca...
Representations of LGBTQ (or queer) themes and characters have been scarce throughout the history of role-playing games. However, there is a gap between source material of a game and the actual play of it. Our chapter explores this gap with two objectives: first, the authors review what kin...