1. Damsels in Distress: A look at how gender stereotypes are portrayed in video games. By Mitchell Traylor 0

2. The next four slides contain actual characters from an actual game. What words come to your mind to describe these characters? 3. How are gender stereotypes presented in video games? 4. They try to portray males as heroic, macho, and valiant, which is unrealistic. Felipe, age 22 5. If I went back in time and became a knight, I would definitely not wear the armor I see in video games. Michelle, age 24 6. Heroic 7. Macho 8. Valiant 9. Cute 10. Sexy 11. Innocent 12. 1. Have I been doing a good job of engaging you? 2. Have you been doing a better job of listening because Im doing a good job of engaging you? 3. Do you feel you gained more from this presentation because of this personal interaction? 13. Guess what? 14. That is the exact same logic video games use! 15. Facts: Youth consider fictional characters to be role models Varying forms of media can shape a persons views of gender stereotypes Video games can be more influential than other incarnations of media because of their engaging, interactive nature 16. Males Outnumber females More often a playable character Treated as subjects Felipe As a default look like fighters -Michelle 17. Females Frequently portrayed in a sexy role Less powerful Tend to show a lot more skin, look more suggestive Felipe Made to how a man would like them to look -Michelle 18. There are exceptions 19. But we still see this. 20. In Conclusion Game developers target a dominantly male audience As a result, females are under- represented and misrepresented If young gamers male and female absorb these stereotypes, their view of gender may be changed 21. Picture Sources Slide 1 - http://www.dealspwn.com/top-ten-video-game-catchphrases-42198 Slide 1 - http://www.mariowiki.com/Princess_Peach Slide 3 - http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/darius/ Slide 4 - http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/garen/ Slide 5 - http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/nidalee/ Slide 6 - http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/cassiopeia/ Slide 10 - http://www.mariowiki.com/Mario Slide 11 http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/File:Udon_MvC2_Ryu.jpg Slide 12 - http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Cloud_Strife Slide 13 - http://www.mariowiki.com/Princess_Peach Slide 14 - http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Chun-Li Slide 15 - http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough Slide 18 - http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The-more-you-know.png Slide 20 - http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Link Slide 21 - http://zelda.wikia.com/wiki/Princess_Zelda Slide 22 - http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lightning_(Final_Fantasy_XIII) Slide 22 - http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Samus_Aran Slide 23 - http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:LRFFXIII_Coral_Mermaid.png Slide 23 - http://supersmashbros.wikia.com/wiki/Zero_Suit_Samus_(SSBB)