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1	Att vara eller inte vara en drömtjej : En kvalitativ analys av filmtropen Manic Pixie Dream Girls egenskaper i en spelkontext. / To be or not to be a Dream Girl : A qualitative analysis of the film trope Manic Pixie Dream Girl’s attributes in a video game context. Tufvesson, Alexandra January 2024 (has links) This paper is a qualitative study of signs and associations that seemingly communicate the influence of film tropes on female character design in video games. It analyzes and correlates the visual attributes and characteristics of the League of Legends character Zeri with the traditional attributes and trends of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (MPDG) film trope, and applies theories within women’s representation and gender to examine the results. The findings suggest that Zeris design and description communicates the traditional characteristics of the MPDG such as quirky, energetic, nostalgic, retro, cute and “twee” and that several of these attributes may reflect an idealized portrayal of the female character rooted in fictive stereotypes. Furthermore the paper highlights the complex interaction between design elements and their ability to communicate (possibly unintended) concepts, and the concepts ability to transcend media formats. This paper includes a design documentation after page 25 called "Kalasklister i Djurparken", which is the second part of the final exam project(s) at the Visual Communication program at Malmö University. "Kalasklister i Djurparken" is an image bank that aims to update the marketing of Helsingborg's djur- och lekpark (zoo and playground) in order to appeal more to children. League of Legends games computer games video games media character design splash art character tropes character types stereotypes film tropes Manic Pixie Dream Girl MPDG representation gender gender representation women’s representation Male Gaze visual communication qualitative method image analysis marketing stickers visual design design illustration image bank zoo League of Legends spel dataspel TV-spel media karaktärsdesign splash art karaktärstroper karaktärstyper stereotyper filmtroper Manic Pixie Dream Girl MPDG representation genus genusrepresentation könsrepresentation kvinnorepresentation Male Gaze visuell kommunikation kvalitativ metod bildanalys marknadsföring klistermärken visuell design design illustration bildbank djurpark Design Design Cultural Studies Kulturstudier Studies on Film Filmvetenskap Visual Arts Bildkonst

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Att vara eller inte vara en drömtjej : En kvalitativ analys av filmtropen Manic Pixie Dream Girls egenskaper i en spelkontext. / To be or not to be a Dream Girl : A qualitative analysis of the film trope Manic Pixie Dream Girl’s attributes in a video game context.