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The Role Model Power of Otome Games for Modern Women

Yangyang YuTongji University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

With the improvement of women's social status, the female market in the game market has been continuously developed, which makes the otome game culture gradually become popular. Because there is relatively little academic guidance for games in this category, otome's game has received polarizing reviews. It does help to establish the growing status of female group and show their growth, but also reflects some inadequacy of stereotypes in the portrayal of heroines. To improve this situation, the study found that even though the players put themselves subjectively in the heroine's perspective to enjoy a virtual romantic relationship with the heroes, the heroine and the player in otome's game still can form a para-social relationship because the heroine’s different image from the players. Taking the Para-social Interaction (PI) and Wishful Identification (SI) theory as the starting point, this paper discusses the chance of the heroine becoming a role model for players, possible process of the heroine becoming a model for players, what benefits can heroines bring to players as a role modle, and what kind of settings can make the heroine an effective role model. At the end of the study, this paper gives some specific suggestions for designing otome games.

Keywords: role model; otome games; modern women
Published: September 14, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/5/20230306
Volume: CHR Vol.5
pp. 360-366
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