“More Than Just Playing a Character”: Gender Exploration and Expression in Avatar Customization
Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media
Published online on December 27, 2024
Abstract
Games and Culture, Volume 21, Issue 5, Page 1088-1110, July 2026.
Avatar customization in games is seen as a crucial avenue for players to express and explore gender. While gender options in avatar customization systems are frequently binary, players could still achieve diverse gender expressions. This study ...
Avatar customization in games is seen as a crucial avenue for players to express and explore gender. While gender options in avatar customization systems are frequently binary, players could still achieve diverse gender expressions. This study ...