Video Games Have Always Been Queer

by Bonnie Ruberg

Book Overview

Argues for the queer potential of video games

While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big-name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of queerness in games beyond a matter of representation, exploring how video games can be played, interpreted, and designed queerly, whether or not they include overtly LGBTQ content. Video...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479843741
• ISBN13: 9781479843749
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"