SOC 3116 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Video Game Industry, Jennifer Stoddart, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act
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Internet started in the military which is also male dominated. Why are men interested in computer science: they are interested in the "how" of computers, bias from birth. Girls played with barbies, boys played with lego: guys like to be in control, want a career in something they already enjoy doing (i. e. , game design) We want to examine the concept of games and how the video games industry has become ecological and how it is transforming society. Example: the mile end district in montreal, before the industry was there, it was run down and unkempt. Now it has been taken over by condos, up scale shops, and is very well kept. There has been a transformation because of the introduction of this industry. Men are always the heroes, the bad guys are always non-american. We are moving away from brick and mortar, and towards knowledge based economies.
