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Study: Fit Game Characters Shame Male Players

by Chris Faylor, Dec 30, 2008 12:59pm PST

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While many have complained about unrealistic depictions of women in games, a new study has found that the atypical body types of some characters can cause both males and females to have a more negative body image about themselves in just 15 minutes.

Muscular 50 Cent, left. TimeSplitters 4's Wench, right.

Male participants in the Kansas State University survey played WWF Wrestlemania 2000, while females played an unspecified beach volleyball game. Both groups answered questions about their body image before and after 15 minutes of play.

The quick reaction and subsequent feelings of inadequacy were especially disturbing due to the vast popularity of video games, Kansas State psychology professor Richard Harris told the Associated Press, as noticed by Joystiq.

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"Played an unspecified beach volleyball game"

Uh huh..

Dec 30, 2008 2:04pm PST

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"Played an unspecified beach volleyball game" Uh huh.. : walker270
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  Go on... : bolneze
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    DEAD OR ALIVE BEACH VOLLEYBALL! : X-Nice
    - my woman slapped me after i asked her why she couldn't look more like Hitomi..... :) : megreedy

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Meh, personally I'm inspired rather than jealous. One day I will have the body of Duke Nukem.

Dec 30, 2008 6:37pm PST

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Meh, personally I'm inspired rather than jealous. One day I will have the body of Duke Nukem. : Marrbe
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- Have fun with all the steroids... : Evil Bones
- Me too. And turned on by the women...damn. : icedcool

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Wait, woah there, slow down. They played Wrestlemania and then they felt shamed? I'd feel more manly than ever after watching some oiled up douche bag get digitally fake punched in the face by bloated, die-at-45 steroid freaks.

Dec 30, 2008 1:08pm PST

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Wait, woah there, slow down. They played Wrestlemania and then they felt shamed? I'd feel more manly than... : Zolneirz
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  That doesn't really make any sense, but anyway, the weird part is that it's a N64 game from 1999. You'd ... : briktal
  - It makes perfect sense to me. Taking steroids and groping other men doesn't sound very manly to me. : Evil Bones
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTNyKIGXiI : TheSty

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50 Cent's arm in that shot looks like a giant turd.

Dec 31, 2008 3:22am PST

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50 Cent's arm in that shot looks like a giant turd. : Godhatesfatpeople
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- 50 Cent is a giant turd. : three-d

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Just video games? What about movies or TV? Once again all that research find is that its a complete waste of time.

Oh and some people should be ashamed of their bodies - christ think how we feel when we have to look at you out in public. Bring on the shame I say!!

Dec 30, 2008 1:29pm PST

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Just video games? What about movies or TV? Once again all that research find is that its a complete wast... : BlitzMayhem
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- haha exactly. anyway, what this so called "study" shows is typical for low iq male teens. no big car and... : anal justice

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Breaking news: People who eat in moderation and exercise regularly are healthier then does who don't.
Breaking news: Women who are more attractive get more dates.
Breaking news: Researchers who look into useless known facts are looking for credibility as a researcher.

Dec 30, 2008 1:45pm PST

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Breaking news: People who eat in moderation and exercise regularly are healthier then does who don't. B... : getuse2it
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Gordon Freeman tells us nerds that we too can be action heroes some day!

Dec 30, 2008 3:28pm PST

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Gordon Freeman tells us nerds that we too can be action heroes some day! : SFtheWolf
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What silly choices for games. It removes any control value.

Dec 30, 2008 3:47pm PST

What silly choices for games. It removes any control value. : SiW.

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I feel shame.

Dec 30, 2008 1:23pm PST

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I feel shame. : packav
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    Only if you have disproportionately large over-exposed tits. : carbontree
    - On a serious note. I usually feel inadequate after about 3 seconds of taking my shirt off in public. : packav
    - Haha : bolneze

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Hm. Without enlarging that thumbnail of 50 cent, I could have swore he was about to beat Santa's ass.

Dec 30, 2008 2:22pm PST

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Hm. Without enlarging that thumbnail of 50 cent, I could have swore he was about to beat Santa's ass. : slip42o
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"You fight like a cow"

Dec 30, 2008 1:40pm PST

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"You fight like a cow" : Darkfox76
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- How appropriate, you fight like a dairy farmer. : zehh

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This explains why I play a short gnome in WoW...

Dec 30, 2008 2:17pm PST

This explains why I play a short gnome in WoW... : rickmus

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You get that title out of a Cracker Jack box?

Dec 30, 2008 1:43pm PST

You get that title out of a Cracker Jack box? : capt tripps

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Right is the new left....but caption errors never go out of style ;)

Don't mind me, I'm just bitter that I don't have arms as big as telephone poles :P

Dec 30, 2008 1:11pm PST

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Right is the new left....but caption errors never go out of style ;) Don't mind me, I'm just bitter th... : carbontree
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- Yeah, I've been doing that with disturbing frequency lately. : Chris Faylor

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I'm a fat cow. :(

Dec 30, 2008 1:01pm PST

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I'm a fat cow. :( : tomservo
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- :( I'm so totally shamed by my game heroes that I can't bring myself to even play them any... : Zolneirz