Contours of virtual enfreakment in fighting game characters

Contours of virtual enfreakment in fighting game characters

Characters in fighting videogames1 such as Street Fighter V and Tekken7 typically reveal a phenomenon that we define as virtual enfreakment: their bodies, costumes, and fighting styles are exaggerated (1) in a manner that emphasizes perceived exoticism and (2) to enable them to be easily visually an...

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Main Authors: Sengun, Sercan, Mawhorter, Peter, Bowie-Wilson, James, Audeh, Yusef, KWAK, Haewoon, Harrell, D. Fox
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
Subjects:
Videogames
Digital games
Fighting games
Representation
Gender
Race
Ethnicity
Databases and Information Systems
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7171
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8174/viewcontent/VirtualEnfreakmentFightingGame_pvoa.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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