From Barbie to Mortal Kombat : gender and computer games / edited by Justine Cassell and Henry Jenkins.

Other author Cassell, Justine, 1960-
Other author Jenkins, Henry, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxviii, 360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Computer games--Social aspects. --Congresses.
Games for girls--Congresses.

Contents Chess for girls? feminism and computer games / Justine Cassell and Henry Jenkins -- Computer games for girls : what makes them play? / Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Patricia M. Greenfield -- Girl games and technological desire / Cornelia Brunner, Dorothy Bennett, and Margaret Honey -- Video game designs by girls and boys : variability and consistency of gender differences / Yasmin B. Kafai -- Interview with Brenda Laurel (Purple Moon) ; Interview with Nancie S. Martin (Mattel) ; Interview with Heather Kelley (Girl Games) ; Interviews with Theresa Duncan and Monica Gesue (Chop Suey) ; Interview with Lee McEnany Caraher (Sega) ; Interview with Marsha Kinder (Intertexts Multimedia) / Interviews conducted by Jennifer Glos and Shari Goldin -- Retooling play : dystopia, dysphoria, and difference / Suzanne de Castell and Mary Bryson -- "Complete freedom of movement" : video games as gendered play spaces / Henry Jenkins -- Storytelling as a nexus of change in the relationship between gender and technology : a feminist approach to software design / Justine Cassell -- Voices from the combat zone : game grrlz talk back.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98023562
ISBN0262032589 (hc : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GV1469.17.S63 F76 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold