Game over : gender, race / & / violence in video games

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Date
2000
Main contributor
Huntemann, Nina
Summary
Addresses the questions of gender, race, and violence in video games. Asks: what are the messages of video games, why are the majority of game players men, do video games desensitize children to violence, and how are race, masculinity, and women represented?
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Genre
Documentary films
Subjects
Broadcasting, Communications; Broadcasting, Mass Media; Women's Studies; Gender Studies; Video games -- Social aspects; Video games -- Psychological aspects; Computer games -- Social aspects; Computer games -- Psychological aspects; Violence in video games; Video games and children
Locations
North America; United States; Massachusetts; Northampton
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
42 minutes; color
Notes
Films @ UM
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Produced and directed by Nina Huntemann. Commentary: Andrea Hairson, Erica Scharrer, Nina Huntemann, Michael Morgan, Eugene F. Provenzo Jr.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090508; Fedora 2 PID: umd:77977; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/11224; Catalog Key: alephsys003883098; OCLC: ocn625054923

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