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No bad memories : a feminist, critical design approach to video game historiesWeil, Rachel Simone 07 October 2014 (has links)
Certain unique sights and sounds of video games from the 1980s and 1990s have been codified as a retro game style, celebrated by collectors, historians, and game developers alike. In this report, I argue that this nostalgic celebration has escaped critical scrutiny and in particular omits the diverse experiences of girls and women who may have been alienated by the tough, intimidating nature of a twentieth-century video-game culture that was primarily created by and for boys. Indeed, attempts to attract girls to gaming, such as the 1990s girls' game movement, are usually criticized in or absent from mainstream video-game histories, and girly video games are rarely viewed with the same nostalgic fondness as games like Super Mario Bros. This condition points to a larger cultural practice of trivializing media for girls and, by extension, girlhood and girls themselves. My critical design response to this condition has been twofold. First, I have recuperated and resituated twentieth-century girly games as collectible, valuable, and nostalgic, thereby subverting conventional historical narratives and suggesting that these games have inherent cultural value. Second, I have created new works that reimagine 8-bit style as an expression of nostalgia for twentieth-century girlhood rather than for twentieth-century boyhood. This report contains documentation of some relevant projects I have undertaken, such as the creation of a video-game museum and an 8-bit video game called Electronic Sweet-N Fun Fortune Teller. In these projects and in future works, I hope to disrupt dominant narratives about video game history and nostalgia that continue to marginalize and trivialize girls' and women's experiences and participation in contemporary game cultures. / text
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The relationship between recreational technology use and attachment styleSchentke, Martin Moritz 31 December 2007 (has links)
The study investigated whether a relationship existed between using technology for recreation, and attachment style with important individuals in the lives of respondents.
The main results showed that (4) a decrease in friend anxiety contributes towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for explicit content; (5) An increase in romantic partner anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for social replacement. (6) Decreased father avoidance and increased father anxiety lead to an increasingly positive attitude towards using the PC for social, romantic and sexual improvement; (7) an increase in mother avoidance and anxiety, partner anxiety and friend anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the cell phone for explicit content and relationship related activities. / Psychology / (M.A. (Psychology))
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The relationship between recreational technology use and attachment styleSchentke, Martin Moritz 31 December 2007 (has links)
The study investigated whether a relationship existed between using technology for recreation, and attachment style with important individuals in the lives of respondents.
The main results showed that (4) a decrease in friend anxiety contributes towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for explicit content; (5) An increase in romantic partner anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the HES for social replacement. (6) Decreased father avoidance and increased father anxiety lead to an increasingly positive attitude towards using the PC for social, romantic and sexual improvement; (7) an increase in mother avoidance and anxiety, partner anxiety and friend anxiety contributed towards an increase in the positive attitude towards using the cell phone for explicit content and relationship related activities. / Psychology / (M.A. (Psychology))
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TU-Spektrum 1/2006, Magazin der Technischen Universität ChemnitzSteinebach, Mario, Häckel-Riffler, Christine, Pollmer, Caroline, Brabandt, Antje, Mahler, Janine, Chlebusch, Michael, Doriath, Thomas, Hinkel, Rico, Kretzer, Anett 28 February 2006 (has links) (PDF)
zweimal im Jahr erscheinende Zeitschrift über aktuelle Themen der TU Chemnitz, ergänzt von Sonderheft(en)
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TU-Spektrum 1/2006, Magazin der Technischen Universität ChemnitzSteinebach, Mario, Häckel-Riffler, Christine, Pollmer, Caroline, Brabandt, Antje, Mahler, Janine, Chlebusch, Michael, Doriath, Thomas, Hinkel, Rico, Kretzer, Anett 28 February 2006 (has links)
zweimal im Jahr erscheinende Zeitschrift über aktuelle Themen der TU Chemnitz, ergänzt von Sonderheft(en)
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