Models of gender roles and their representation in modern videogames

Computer and video games have become an integral part of the modern information culture and the same usual daily practice of spending free time as other elements of leisure, entertainment and reflection of various types. They have firmly penetrated the topos of the culture of modern society, incorporating and transforming its themes, phenomena and semantic spaces, representing all aspects of human society, including gender issues, roles and patterns. Modern computer and video games are characterized by a rather complex narrative, the depth of character development and the complexity of the existential and semantic aspects involved, in connection with which they represent an interesting material for studying models of gender roles. It is emphasized that video games are becoming a means of transmitting not only traditional gender-based behaviors, but also of demonstrating the transformative processes in this field that are characteristic of modern society.