Playing woman – Part 2: Passing as a G.I.R.L
In gender studies, ‘passing’ refers to the act of being able to get by, unquestioned, as either a man or a woman. In massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG), passing happens on two fronts. First, in the player’s ability to choose an avatar’s gender and to pass as that gender, regardless of whether or […]