The Emotional Landscape of League of Legends: A Gendered Analysis
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A sample of 102 champions (52 female, 50 male) excludes those without facial features and codes facial emotion using Paul Ekman and Friesen plus three game-specific categories and neutral. Results show 78% of male faces display emotion (anger most frequent) versus 61.5% of female faces display emotion (neutral most frequent). Personality uses the Dungeons and Dragons alignment system: females skew Chaotic / Good while males skew Chaotic / Neutral, highlighting gendered stereotyping in expression versus moral portrayal.
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