Open AccessNår jentene må inn i skapet: Seksuell trakassering og kjønnsfrihet i online dataspill
Author(s) -
Henrik Karlstrøm,
Kristine Ask,
Stine H. Bang Svendsen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
norsk medietidsskrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0805-9535
pISSN - 0804-8452
DOI - 10.18261/issn.0805-9535-2016-01-03
Subject(s) - license , computer science , world wide web , political science , operating system
This article presents findings from a Norwegian research project on sexual harassment in online gaming. Based on an online survey (N=935) and expert interviews (N=8) with players, the authors examine sexual harassment, how it is performed, explained and with what consequences. The survey shows that sexually harassing language and behaviour is prevalent in games, but is also subject to controversy as many players code their activity as part of gameplay and not as a marginalizing process