ABSTRACT

In our paper, we present the research findings of our empirical survey conducted in Hungary related to the gender differences in the use, motivations, habits, and aspirations in video games and esports. The most important theoretical foundations of our research are provided by the critical feminist theory and, within that, the critical agenda and the feminist cultural studies (Birrell, 2000). These writings raise awareness of the fact that sport still has extremely masculine dimensions that have preserved the original uneven distribution of power for centuries. We consider esports as such a domain. Our research question relates to the gender proportions in video gaming, and we include the characteristics of the games played and the motivations of the players in our observations. In order to achieve the desired data, an online inventory was used (N = 338). Our results highlight that although modernisation and technical development profoundly transformed and determined our daily life, including our attitude to free time and sports, regardless of gender, social and geographical situation, the changes at the same time bring about certain forms of inequalities.

摘要

在我们的论文中，我们介绍了我们在匈牙利进行的实证调查的研究结果，这些调查涉及电子游戏和电子竞技的使用、动机、习惯和愿望方面的性别差异。我们研究的最重要的理论基础是由批判女性主义理论提供的，其中包括批判议程和女性主义文化研究（Birrell，2000）。这些著作提高了人们对这样一个事实的认识，即体育运动仍然具有极其男性化的维度，这些维度保留了几个世纪以来最初的权力分配不均。我们将电子竞技视为这样一个领域。我们的研究问题与视频游戏中的性别比例有关，我们在观察中包括所玩游戏的特征和玩家的动机。为了得到想要的数据，使用了在线清单 (N = 338)。我们的结果强调，尽管现代化和技术发展深刻地改变和决定了我们的日常生活，包括我们对空闲时间和运动的态度，无论性别、社会和地理状况如何，但这些变化同时带来了某些形式的不平等。