Damsel in Distress (Part 1)

Tropes vs. Women in Video Games Season 1 Episode 1

Overview:
This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered cliché in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself. As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must then be rescued by a male character, usually providing a core incentive or motivation for the protagonist’s quest.

Genre : Documentary, Talk

Actors : Anita Sarkeesian

Release Date : 2013-03-07

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Damsel in Distress (Part 1)
1. Damsel in Distress (Part 1)
Damsel in Distress (Part 2)
2. Damsel in Distress (Part 2)
Damsel in Distress (Part 3)
3. Damsel in Distress (Part 3)
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Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
5. Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
Women as Background Decoration (Part 2)
6. Women as Background Decoration (Part 2)
The Scythian – Positive Female Characters in Video Games
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Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
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Women as Reward – Special DLC Mini-Episode
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