Category definition
Dependency distinguishes systems that exist without player action from those that are partially or fully activated by a choice. Full dependency means the experience exists only when the player selects it.
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Player dependency
How much a queer possibility depends on a player’s choice or configuration.
Calculation
Every system record is grouped by its single dependency value: none, partial, full, or Not recorded.
Interpretation
Dependency is not inherently positive or negative. It helps distinguish authored representation from optional or player-created representation.
Percentage base: all documented queer-system records.
Includes Not recorded when values are missing.
Normally matches the record total when every field is classified.
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Sources and framework
Research basis for player dependency
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.