Excited to see this article by Eva Liu (who it is my fortune to have as an advisee) come out in the Chinese Journal of Communication! Eva applies a feminist analysis to otome gamers in China, and the article is rich in both data and theory.
@evaliumedia.bsky.socialSpecial thanks to my advisor, Dr. Eve Ng, for her invaluable feedback and guidance on this work! 🙏✨ @evecng.bsky.social
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When feminist awareness clashes with romance in games: a feminist reception study of otome gamers in China
“Otome games” refers to digital games specifically developed for and marketed to women, in which they can develop romantic relationships with virtual male characters. Existing literature has analyz...