Cultivating community: Presentation of self among women game streamers in Singapore and the Philippines

College

College of Liberal Arts

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2021

First Page

2834

Last Page

2842

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

This study explored how women game live streamers in Singapore and the Philippines make sense of their presentation of self as performers and gamers in a medium dominated by Western games, performers, and platforms. We conducted six in-depth interviews guided by interpretive phenomenological analysis in order to understand their experiences, uncovering issues such as audience connection and maintenance, the difficulties of presenting their own femininity, and the influence of being Singaporean, Filipina, and Asian on their success as performers. We discuss directions for study that further explore gaming and streaming as a form of cultural labor in Asia.

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Disciplines

Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Women video gamers—Singapore—Social conditions; Women video gamers—Philippines—Social conditions; Live streaming; Audiences

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