“做性别”:玩家在网络游戏中的性别角色建构和扮演

"Doing Gander" under Virtual and Ideal Roles in Games

现实社会中的性别角色建构过程已经被玩家移植到以网络游戏为载体的虚拟社区中。基于"做性别"的理论,通过参与观察和访谈,对网络游戏玩家的角色扮演和性别互动进行分析。在网络游戏所提供的理想型外表框架之下,人们在虚拟社区中仍然不断在外形审美、行为互动、亲密关系甚至跨性别扮演等行为过程中建构传统的性别角色,对现实的社会性别气质进行再生产并强化了虚拟社区中的性别认同。虚拟社区独有的隐蔽、自由开放、完全扮演的特性使得性别角色的建构和互动有了打破传统社会性别范畴和刻板印象的可能。

Based on the ＂Doing Gender＂ theory,this research analyses how players ＂do＂ their gender roles and interact with other men and women according to prior participant observation and interviews in MMORPG.People are still constructing their gender roles which exists in realistic society although under virtual and ideal roles in games,which is especially reflected in evaluating aspects of game roles,interactive behavior,close relationships and even acting roles of opposite gender.And there grows some possibilities in distinctive virtual community that may break traditional gender stereotypes and prejudices as well.