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The Sims: En studie om skapandet av karaktärer ur ett genusperspektiv
Södertörn University, School of Communication, Media and it.
Södertörn University, School of Communication, Media and it.
2011 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Sims : A study on the creation of characters from a gender perspective (English)
Abstract [en]

Todays gaming habits between women and men depends on the age range. Both sexes are playing but how do they create a character when they have free hands? Are there any differences from a gender perspective? The main purpose is to answer the question: How does women and men create characters in the computergame The Sims? By looking at the result of four women and four mens created character and then interviewing them for profound information, we have received data to answer those questions for our study. Data has shown that the men were less personal when they created a character, used more imagination and took less time to create the character. The majority of the women created themselfs or part of themselfs and took more time on details.

Abstract [sv]

Dagens spelvanor mellan kvinnor och män beror på åldern. Båda könen spelar men hur skapar de karaktär när de har fria händer? Finns det skillnader ur ett genusperspektiv? Det huvudsakliga syftet är att besvara frågan: Hur skapar kvinnor och män karaktärer i spelet The Sims? Genom att titta på resultatet av fyra kvinnor och fyra mäns karaktär och sedan intervjua dem för djupgående information har vi fått data som besvarar dessa frågor för vår studie. Data har visat att männen var mindre personliga när de skapade en karaktär,använde mer fantasi och tog mindre tid att skapa karaktär. Majoriteten av kvinnorna skapade själva eller delar av sig själva och tog mer tid vid detaljer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
The Sims, computergames, gender
Keywords [sv]
The Sims. Datorspel, genus
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Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-15099OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-15099DiVA, id: diva2:484946
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Media Technology
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Technology
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Available from: 2012-01-30 Created: 2012-01-27 Last updated: 2025-02-18Bibliographically approved

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