Sex could not be further from our minds, for better or for worse": Asexual Representation within Post-Apocalyptic Video Games

这项研究关注的是后世界末日时代主流视频游戏中“显性的”无性恋者的表现，主要集中在反乌托邦的风景和废墟上。这个项目将分析游戏及其玩家如何构建无性恋话语，进一步考虑无性恋在流行文化中的重要性。研究问题：RQ1：在主流的后世界末日的视频游戏中，无性恋的表现是如何通过游戏设计来构建的？RQ2：玩家如何参与这样的无性话语？RQ3：末日末日后的场景如何围绕性、性行为、渴望的身体创造不同的话语？RQ4：这个案例研究如何有助于更广泛地发展关于无性恋的辩论？

This research concerns representations of "explicit" asexualities within mainstream post-apocalyptic video games, centring on dystopian landscapes and ruin. This project will analyse how games and their players construct discourses of asexualities, further considering the significance of asexualities within popular culture. Research questions: RQ1: How are representations of asexualities discursively constructed within mainstream post-apocalyptic video games through game design? RQ2: How do players engage with such asexual discourses?RQ3:How do post-apocalyptic settings create distinct discourses around sex, sexuality, and desirable and desiring bodies?RQ4: How can this case study contribute towards wider developing debates about asexualities?