Pandemic, protests and identity

 Popularity

AC:NH

• Came out the same time as COVID
• Took years to make
•  creation
• Real time clock - extended play sessions
• Visit islands
• Socialize with villagers 

MacroIsland

• Boredom
• Time to play
• Connect with others 
• Identity - self expression
• Escapism
• Routine

David Gauntlett

Our identity is shaped by the media we watch

If you consumed a lot of old fashioned magazines, you would presume this stereotype of women that they are all housewives and mothers.

Older representations tend to be more binary e.g. good and evil, man and women , hero and damsel

Interactive media helps people express themselves

Identity and animal crossing

People who gain identity from the villagers they interact with - C.J

Players can create custom patterns - BLM, pride, hongkong 

Luigi Mangioni - protest costumes

 In Mine craft, users have expressed themselves by creating a library full of books that have been banned in many countries and which tell the truth about what people need to hear. Anyone in the world can access this server and read all of the books, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop this.

Gillette are able to make their own costume designs so that they can show their disability's and differences in the game.

Character creation

• Chose your style - experiment with gender identity
• Chose your gender - some countries would not accept choosing a style as they believe in having genders. They are making it gender to please the majority of the people in that country as if a country doesn't like something, they can just ban it if they are against it.