Volition
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Whitepaper5 pages
Tracing Gender Affordances in Avatar Customization: A Methodological Framework
Han's paper proposes a methodological framework for analyzing gender affordances in avatar customization systems, arguing that gender is not encoded in a single toggle but is distributed across interacting options, boundaries, and defaults.
- Gender in avatar customization systems is not encoded in a single toggle but is distributed across interacting options, boundaries, and defaults, so analysis focused on visible gender widgets misses how gender is actually constituted.
- Han critiques McArthur et al.'s Avatar Affordance Framework for focusing too narrowly on visible widgets, and builds on Butler's notion of performatively constituted gender and Iantorno and Consalvo's work on intersecting class, race, and gender in CRPG character creators.
- The proposed framework rests on four analytical lenses: Gender-Related Options, Option Interactions and Navigational Distance, Boundaries of Gender Expression, and Defaults and Invisible Rules.
DiGRAJun 2026
Article
Embracer Group Layoffs: 7,800 Jobs Cut in 2 Years
Between 2023 and 2025, Embracer Group underwent a massive corporate restructuring that resulted in the loss of approximately 7,800 jobs, representing over 50% of its total workforce.
- Between 2023 and 2025, Embracer Group reduced its workforce by approximately 7,800 employees, cutting its total headcount by more than 50%.
- The restructuring involved the closure of 44 studios and the cancellation of 80 in-development projects, including major titles such as Deus Ex and TimeSplitters.
- The primary catalyst for the downsizing was the collapse of a $2 billion investment deal in May 2023, which left the company unable to service its debt after a period of rapid, over-leveraged expansion.
UdonisJul 2025