Category definition
Scope identifies whether a system affects the player avatar, NPCs, relationships, family structures, or the broader game world.
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Affected system scopes
Which parts of a game are affected by each documented queer possibility.
Calculation
Each system record contributes once to every selected scope. A relationship system that affects both NPCs and the player avatar appears in both bars.
Interpretation
Because scopes can overlap, their percentages may exceed 100% when added together. The measure describes reach within game structures, not the quality of the experience.
Percentage base: all documented queer-system records.
Includes Not recorded when values are missing.
Can exceed the record total because categories overlap.
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Sources and framework
Research basis for affected scopes
These sources inform the project’s definitions and safeguards. They do not make Press Q exhaustive, peer reviewed, or free from curatorial judgment.
Shaw, Adrienne, et al. “About (Please Read First!).” LGBTQ Video Game Archive.
Supports the distinction between explicitly coded content, creator statements, queer readings, and incomplete research coverage.
D’Ignazio, Catherine, and Lauren F. Klein. Data Feminism. MIT Press, 2020.
Grounds the project’s attention to power, context, plural perspectives, and the limitations of binaries and apparently neutral classifications.