Dan Luu 2/19/2019

Randomized trial on gender in Overwatch

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This article details a controlled experiment where 339 Overwatch games were played, half with a masculine username and half with a feminine one. The author recorded and categorized all chat comments to scientifically test the common debate about whether women are treated differently in online games. Results for sexual comments, insults, being told how to play, and compliments are analyzed and compared between the two conditions.

Randomized trial on gender in Overwatch

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