Africa: How the Fifa20 Video Game Reproduces the Racial Stereotypes Embedded Within Football

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How the Fifa20 Video Game Reproduces the Racial Stereotypes Embedded Within Football TC_Africa: Africa

By Paul Ian Campbell and Marcus Maloney

into the Fifa20 game shows that physical play wasn't the only thing the game replicated. It also reproduced - within its very coding - the racial stereotypes that are deeply embedded within the sport.In Fifa, gamers choose to play as almost any professional club or national team. These are digital versions of current, real-world squads, which include players from Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappé to Chelsea's Samantha Kerr.

from the player's ability to perform"long shots" and how high they can"jump" to their"strength" and"aggression". And the scores are based on the data collection team's interpretation of the real-world player's competencies. This included in relation to their sprint speed , ability to jump , physical strength , balance and levels of aggression .

 

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