Sex in video games / Brenda Brathwaite.
Material type: TextSeries: Advances in computer graphics and game developmentPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Charles River Media, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: xv, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1584504595
- 9781584504597
- 794.8 22
- GV1469.34.S52 B73 2007
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794.8 BIS Extra lives : why video games matter / | 794.8 BOG Unit operations : an approach to videogame criticism / | 794.8 BOG Persuasive games : the expressive power of videogames / | 794.8 BRA Sex in video games / | 794.8 BUR Die tryin' : videogames, masculinity, culture / | 794.8 BUR Metal Gear Solid / | 794.8 CHA Fun Inc. : why gaming will dominate the twenty-first century / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Defining sex -- 2. History of sex in games -- 3. Emergent sex -- 4. The sexual backlash - hot coffee -- 5. Positive inclusion -- 6. Self-regulation -- 7. Censorship -- 8. Obscenity / Deborah Solomon -- 9. What's appropriate -- 10. Reaching the market -- 11. Responsibility -- 12. Corporate concerns -- 13. Sex across cultures -- 14. Interviews.
"Developers, publishers, retailers, and consumers are asking themselves: When is sex appropriate in a game? How far is too far? What will it mean for the product? For its distribution? For my company? For me? Do games with sexual content sell better? Are they generally profitable? So far, there are no definitive answers to these questions." "Sex in Video Games provides insight into this issue and presents guidelines and answers by studying the history of sexual content use in games and within the industry itself. In addition, the book considers ethical issues, parental and retailer responsibility, and explores industry attempts at self-regulation, along with a growing concern about potential censorship."--BOOK JACKET.
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