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Platform-produced Heteronormativity: A Content Analysis of Adult Videogames on Patreon
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Media Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5247-6807
Centre of Excellence in Game Culture Studies, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6390-6593
Unit of Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
2023 (English)In: Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media, ISSN 1555-4120, E-ISSN 1555-4139, Vol. 18, no 1, p. 102-123Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article examines the prominent role of Patreon in the rapidly growing sector of crowdfunded pornographic games. Recent research has indicated that, on average, more people (patrons) are funding pornographic digital games on Patreon than other (non-adult) digital games (Lankoski & Dymek, 2020). Graphtreon’s ‘Top Patreon Creators’ list from 9 June 2021 includes six NSFW game projects among the top 50 projects (ranked by number of Patrons).1 For example, Summertime Saga (Dark Cookie), the highest-ranked pornographic game, is third in terms of the number of funders, with 27,791 patrons funding $74,657 per month. While Wild Life – An Adult RPG (Adeptus Steve), which reportedly only had 9417 patrons as of 9 June 2021, receives a monthly income of $94,129 from those pledges.2 The current funding levels for both Patreon projects are considerably higher than when we began our sampling: since January 2020, the funding level for Summertime Saga has risen by 27.86%, while for Wild Life – An Adult RPG it has risen by 21.45%.

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Sage Publications, 2023. Vol. 18, no 1, p. 102-123
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adult games, content analysis, heteronormativity, non-consensual sex, patreon funding, pornography
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Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-48819DOI: 10.1177/15554120221084453ISI: 000787281500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85129648088OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-48819DiVA, id: diva2:1653703
Available from: 2022-04-23 Created: 2022-04-23 Last updated: 2025-02-18Bibliographically approved

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