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ISBN 10: 1466645342

ISBN 13: 9781466645349

Author: Julie Prescott, Jan Bogg

While women maintain an increased visibility in the games culture, the issues involving gender in computing gaming is still relevant; and it is evident that the industry could benefit from the involvement of women in all aspects from consumer to developer. Gender Divide and the Computer Game Industry takes a look at the games industry from a gendered perspective and highlights the variety of ways in which women remain underrepresented in this industry. This reference source provides a comprehensive overview on the issue of gender, computer games, and the ICT sector. It supplies students and academics in numerous disciplines with the concerns of the computer games industry, male dominated occupations, and the complexity of gender in the workforce.

Gender Divide and the Computer Game Industry 1st Table of contents:

Section 1

Chapter 1: Introduction

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

Chapter 2: The Computer Game Industry, Market, and Culture

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRIES CURRENT CLIMATE: THE CULTURE OF GAMES AND THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF PLAYING GAMES

THE UPGRADE CULTURE: THE TECHNICAL IMPACT OF COMPUTER GAMES

GAMES AND THEIR CULTURAL IMPACT

FAMILY FRIENDLY GAMES AND GAMES FOR ALL

PARENTAL MEDIATION OF COMPUTER GAMES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 3: Games and Society

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY AND THE NET GENERATION

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TECHNOLOGY USE

SERIOUS GAMES: GAMES FOR LEARNING

COMPUTER GAMES IN THE CLINICAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT, GAME PLAY TO CHANGE HEALTH BEHAVIOUR, HEALTH PROMOTION AND ATTITUDES

DRAWBACKS TO GAMES FOR LEARNING AND THE GENDERING OF COMPUTER GAMES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 4: Play Preferences and the Gendering of Gaming

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

MOTIVATION FOR GAME PLAY

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMPUTER USE AND GAME PLAY

GENDER, GAME GENRE AND PREFERENCES

MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES (MMORPG’s)

GAMES FOR GIRLS’ VS GAMES FOR ALL: PINK GAMES

GENDERED SPACE

CONCLUSION

Section 2

Chapter 5: Representation, Image, and Identity

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

FEMALE UNDER-REPRESENTATION IN COMPUTER GAMES: WHY THE LACK OF WOMEN WITHIN GAMES?

BEYOND GAMES: GAME CULTURE

THE EFFECTS OF THE SEXIST REPRESENTATION OF FEMALES IN GAMES

GENDER, STEREOTYPES AND IDENTITY IN GAMES: THE HYPER SEXUALISED FEMALE CHARACTER

IDENTITY AND THE AVATAR

CONCLUSION

Chapter 6: Game Workers and the Gender Divide in the Production of Computer Games

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

GENDERED OCCUPATION SEGREGATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN, SOCIETY AND THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

WOMEN WORKING IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

GENDERED SEGREGATION IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

THE GENDERED PAY GAP

REASONS FOR FEMALE UNDERREPRESENTATION WITHIN THE INDUSTRY

WORK LIFE BALANCE

FEMALE IMPACT: BENEFITS TO THE INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY

WORKING PRACTICES

CONCLUSION

Chapter 7: The Experience of Women Game Developers

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CAREER MOTIVATION OF WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT OF WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

JOB SATISFACTION OF WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

SELF ISSUES FOR WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

CAREER FACTORS OF WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

LIFE ISSUES FOR WOMEN IN THE COMPUTER GAMES INDUSTRY

CONCLUSION

Chapter 8: Issues Career Women Face

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CAREER BARRIERS AND DRIVERS

GENDER BIAS AND STEREOTYPES

SENIOR WOMEN, PROFILE AND VISIBILITY

THE LEAKY PIPELINE TO SENIORITY

ASPIRING TO SENIORITY

MENTORING

NETWORKING

WORK/LIFE BALANCE

CONCLUSION

Chapter 9: Reflections for the Future

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CAREER FACTORS AND GENDERED STEREOTYPES

GENDER AND TIME

GENDER AND SUPPORT

CONCLUSION

Chapter 10: Final Thoughts and Concluding Comments

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE NEW INDUSTRY OF COMPUTER GAMES: NEW INDUSTRY SAME OLD ISSUES

GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES

OUR STUDY FINDINGS

GUIDING MESSAGE: THE GENDERED DIVIDE IN COMPUTER GAMES AND GAMING CULTURE

THE WAY FORWARD: FUTURE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

APPENDIX: ONLINE RESOURCES

Compilation of References

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