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sexualized video game characters: a standalone construct

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sexualized videogame characters1 CONSTRUCTSexualized video gameDOWNS · GAME STUDIES

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Game studies

video game characters, especially female ones, drawn with exaggerated sexual features, revealing clothing and unrealistic proportions.

In game studies, sexualized video game characters refers to video game characters, especially female ones, drawn with exaggerated sexual features, revealing clothing and unrealistic proportions. This meaning comes from Downs (2009) in Sex Roles.[1]

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  1. Downs, E., & Smith, S. L. (2009). Keeping Abreast of Hypersexuality: A Video Game Character Content Analysis. Sex Roles, 62(11-12), 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9637-1

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