Browsing by Subject "Transgender Studies"
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Item Gender Euphoria in Virtual Worlds: A Case Study of Animal Crossing New Horizons(2023-12) Caruso, Casey; Blodgett, Bridget; Harper, Todd; University of Baltimore. Division of Science, Information Arts, and Technology; University of Baltimore. M.S. Interaction Design & Information ArchitectureWhy do users experience gender euphoria while playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons? The graphics in (ACNH) are stylized and limited. Yet, the capacity for imprinting a player’s identity onto their character is boundless. Abstraction, in this case, works as an anchor for identity. The present study attempts to gather data from players who have experienced this phenomenon in order to add to the literature in discourse with Gender Euphoria, Queer game Studies, and Avatar Studies.Item Transgender Euphoria: Puerto Rico's Queer Exaltation(2022-01-01) Reynolds, Foster Luis; Sharp, Sarah G; Visual Arts; Imaging and Digital ArtsTransgender Euphoria: Puerto Rico's Queer Exaltation is a two-part installation that depicts the spiritual connection between the island of Puerto Rico and its Transgender inhabitants through the visualization of a multi-generational queer narrative. By abstracting Caribbean seascapes, parts of the Flamboyán tree, chest scars left behind by gender-affirming surgery and coquí frogs through an array of mediums, the ecology of Puerto Rico and the Trans body overlap and create a multi-sensory place wherein visitors may witness the euphoria of Transgender Puerto Ricans.