investiGaming is a publication of the Serious Game Design group in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State University, 2007
This gateway is partially supported by grant supported by grant 0631771 from the National Science Foundation.
The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent Michigan State University or the National Science Foundation.
Author: McNamee, Sarah
Date: 1998
Source: Cool Places: Geographies of Youth Cultures by Tracey Skelton, Gill (
Full Text Link: No full text link available
Keywords:
gender, computerss, console games, girls, boys, access, competition, social, study
Abstract:
My study found that there is little gender difference in liking to play computer and video games - girls report they like to play as often as boys do (Box 12.1). However, boys report actually playing significantly more than girls do. This chapter examines one possible reason for this discrepency: that, for some girls, their access to computers and video games is controlled by their brothers.
(from the author)