Inqueery | Bisexuality as a Game Mechanic

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Dragon Age: Inquisition
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Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
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TW // Biphobia, Homophobia, Abuse, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Transphobia

After a few edits, we're back to talk about how narrative structures often work to reinforce the structures of power and oppression which marginalise queer people. The trope of “player-sexual” NPCs, or characters that are bisexual due to a game mechanic, only serves to worsen these structures and limit the people we see in games. In this Inqueery, we’re going to cast a wide net and look at romance as a queer person in videogames.

This video contains spoilers for the Mass Effect franchise, the Dragon Age franchise, Arcade Spirits, Huniepop, Max Gentlemen, Sexy Business! and Monster Prom.

Contents:
0:00 - Intro, Spoilers and Trigger Warnings
2:01 - Key Concepts & Definitions
7:53 - It’s All About Men...
12:38 - Objectification & Fetishisation
18:38 - Cheating?
27:48 - The Dating Sim Quandary
30:03 - So, What About The Gays?
44:25 - Outro

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Credits:
‘Alice Doesn’t: Feminism, Semiotics, Cinema’ - Teresa de Lauretis (https://monoskop.org/images/c/ce/De_Lauretis_Teresa_Alice_Doesnt_Feminism_Semiotics_Cinema_1984.pdf)
‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ - Laura Mulvey
Behind Closed Doors: An Exploration of Kinky Sexual Behaviors in Urban Lesbian and Bisexual Women (https://doi.org/10.1080/00224490902754202)
Bisexual Women and the “Threat” to Lesbian Space (https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3346927.pdf)
Etymology: “Cheat” (https://www.etymonline.com/word/cheat)
Etymology: “Cheater” (https://www.etymonline.com/word/cheater)
Etymology: “Escheat” (https://www.etymonline.com/word/escheat)
http://www.composingdigitalmedia.org/f15_mca/mca_reads/mulvey.pdf
Gayming Magazine: “Dragon Age’s Zevran Wasn’t Intended To Be Bisexual” (https://gaymingmag.com/2020/09/dragon-ages-zevran-wasnt-intended-to-be-bisexual/)
Patrick Weekes & Dusty Everman, “Same-Sex Relationships in Mass Effect 3” (https://blog.bioware.com/2012/05/07/same-sex-relationships-in-mass-effect-3/)
Psychology Today Can Men and Women Be “Just Friends” https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-attraction-doctor/201304/can-men-and-women-be-just-friends#:~:text=In%20many%20cases%2C%20the%20answer,one%20friend%20desires%20something%20more.&text=Friendship%20between%20men%20and%20women%20is%20not%20impossible.
Reddit Thread (r/etymology) on Relationships and Rules (https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/f7n7ct/how_did_cheating_become_to_mean_infidelity/)
The Complicated Relationship Between Straight Women And Bisexual Men https://swipelife.tinder.com/post/bisexual-guy
Wikipedia: Polyamory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyamory

Music Credits:
Cashious Villionaire - Fat Bard
Cheat Code - 80s Hot Mix 1 - Greg Mirles
Orlais Theme - Trevor Morris
Nightingale’s Eyes - Raney Shockne, Elizaveta, Nick Stoubis
Empress of Fire - Raney Shockne, Elizaveta, Nick Stoubis
Lusties’ Nightclub – Jonathan Wandag
Pixel Heart - Greg Mirles
Saren - Jack Wall, Richard Jaques

Resources:
Fonts: Poppins, Fredoka One
Artwork: Fiona Marchbank @FionaCreates
Media Logos: Wikimedia Commons

Transcript Link:
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