Open AccessGame over: Asian Americans and video game representation
Author(s) -
Thien-bao Thuc Phi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2009.084
Subject(s) - asian games , video game , representation (politics) , white (mutation) , asian americans , video game culture , gender studies , advertising , history , media studies , sociology , political science , multimedia , game mechanics , video game design , turns, rounds and time keeping systems in games , ethnic group , computer science , anthropology , law , politics , business , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Even video games by Asian creators tend to depict primarily white characters or reference Asian stereotypes such as kung fu fighters or yakuza thugs. Games depicting the Vietnam war are particularly troubling for Asian players expected to identify with white characters. As the game industry continues to expand, its representation of Asians and Asian Americans must change.