Player Perspectives: What It Means to Be a Gamer

Press Start Player Perspectives Player Perspectives: What It Means to Be a Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad, India The term gamer has been applied in various, often simplistic ways to anyone who plays video games as a preferred leisure activity. Being heavily value-laden both socially and culturally, the term has spawned fiery debates on a variety of issues ranging from perpetuation of stereotypes to gender inequality.