In this paper, we explore women's participation in esports and competitive gaming. We will
analyze two different types of research material: online questionnaire responses by women …

This research examines the continuities, relations, and transformations of gaming lifeworlds.
Taking on a feminist and cultural lens to study videogames as assemblages of play, this …

Though video games have become increasingly popular among female players, competitive
game genres are still dominated by male players. Research has explored the factors …

Self-determination theory (SDT), a psychological theory of human motivation, is a prominent
paradigm in human-computer interaction (HCI) research on games. However, our prior …

In this paper the focus is on the representations of “middle-aged” or “aging” women
streamers in western media. I analyze discussions in Western online media around a case …

Within fandoms, gatekeeping practices such as delineating authentic from fake fans filter out
certain identities. While the types of fans excluded vary by fandom, mainstream digital …

This thesis focuses on gendered power relations and inequality in sports-themed esports
(esports based on sports video games). Due to the continuing merging of sports-themed …

This paper presents a work-in-progress of digital ethnography and reports on data collected
from qualitative online surveys and interviews with participants who combine their gaming …