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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17315515
GEDIS p ojec con ex
Co- unded by he Eu opean Union. The iews and opinions exp essed a e solely hose o he au ho (s) and do no necessa ily e lec hose o he Eu opean Union o he Spanish Se ice o he
In e na ionalisa ion o Educa ion (SEPIE). Nei he he EU no he g an ing au ho i y can be held esponsible.
This esou ce is pa o he Eu opean p ojec GEDIS (Gende Di e si y in In o ma ion Science), which p omo es open
educa ional ools o ackle gende inequali ies in highe educa ion, wi h an emphasis on disciplines ela ed o
In o ma ion and Lib a y Science. This educa ional ma e ial was de eloped wi hin he amewo k o Summe School
Ba celona, as pa o he GEDIS p ojec .
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REFERENCES
Gaming & Gende
Challenges
S e eo ypes, oxic beha io , sexualiza ion,
and he c ea ion o alse pe cep ions...
Bene i s
Di e si y, inclusi i y, c ea i i y, educing
s e eo ypes, p omo ing equali y...
Solu ions
Inclusi e design, changes in indus ial p ac ice,
educa ion and p e en ion o s e eo ypes
he ideo game indus y has, om he e y
beginning, been shaped in a male-domina ed
en i onmen – c ea ing a cul u e domina ed by
he male pe spec i e
ideo games we e o iginally designed o a
male audience
di e ences in gaming habi s, mo i a ions, and
expe iences
s a playing ea lie
mo e hou s pe week
compe i ion, iolence,
challenges
s ay in oxic
communi ies
s a playing la e
ewe hou s pe week
c ea i i y, sociabili y,
cus omiza ion
mo e o en a oid oxic
communi ies
powe less o seconda y cha ac e s
o en po ayed in he ole o a “damsel in
dis ess”
sexualized po ayals o women in ideo games
a e linked o lowe sel -es eem among emale
playe s and he ein o cemen o sexis
a i udes among male playe s
Rep esen a ion o women in ideo
games
Ta ge g oups:
S uden s
His o y and Con ex
This OER p esen s he main challenges, bene i s, and solu ions ela ed o gende and ideo games, emphasizing women’s expe iences and
ep esen a ion. I highligh s he impac o s e eo ypes, sexism, and communi y oxici y, bu also poin s o he posi i e e ec s o di e si y
and inclusi e game design. The aim is o highligh key challenges, oppo uni ies, and solu ions ela ed o gende and ideo games in o de o
encou age mo e inclusi e and c ea i e gaming en i onmen s o e e yone.
