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gamer identity: a standalone construct

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Game studies

the extent to which people claim the label gamer, which is shaped by gender, race and sexuality more than by how much they play.

In game studies, gamer identity refers to the extent to which people claim the label gamer, which is shaped by gender, race and sexuality more than by how much they play. This meaning comes from Shaw (2011) in New Media & Society.[1]

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extent1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct game2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs gender3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Shaw, A. (2011). Do you identify as a gamer? Gender, race, sexuality, and gamer identity. New Media & Society, 14(1), 28-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444811410394

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