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Visual Communication: Article Evaluation- Everything in this article pertained to the topic of communication and was very informative about the origins of visual communication. The breakdown of image analysis was particularly helpful and easy to understand. Overall this article was very informative and up to date with the developments in the field. The article does a nice job of remaining unbiased, and not taking any precedent over any one form of visual communication. All the sources cited within the article are relevant and the links all worked. The sources are neutral, unbiased, and fact based. This article is rated in the Academic disciplines category and is addressed similarly to how we discuss in class, such as magazine covers. Overall this article is extremely informative and uses reliable sources.

Evpjones (talk) 02:37, 9 February 2019 (UTC)Evpjones

Potential Topics
1. Gay Left a. This article content is closely related to the course in it's relation to LGBTQ Politics b. The article presents all information in a neutral setting c. The article is filled with charts and lists of the members of the Gay Left with proper citations d. All citations are working and reliable.

I'd be interested in looking into this topic more because it is something that interests me and could use more expanding on Wikipedia.

2. Cultural Identity a. This article relates to the course through the cultural identity of the LGBTQ community b. This article remains neutral while presenting information c. The article contains vital information and lists of similar topics. d. The citations are all reliable and functional

This topic interests me because the impact of cultural identity as a whole on the LGBTQ community and politics.

3. Intersex and LGBT a. This article is relevant to the course because of the argument of inclusion of intersex within the LGBTQ community b. The information in the article manages to stay neutral c. This article is broken down into multiple categories d. The citations in the article are all functioning and relevant

This topic is of interest to me because of the relation between intersex community and gay/lesbian community, and the difference in politics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evpjones (talk • contribs) 04:04, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review
The lead section to LGBT themes in videogames is in dire need of some additions to it. There are only three sentences and those don't fully cover a summarization of what the article will be about.

Under the section Comical Gender Confusion: there are no references supporting the claims being made. I also feel that further explanation or an example would be helpful in helping the reader understand the statement, "Although mainly used in video games for its comedic value, gender confusion has also been used as a tool to offer social commentary about sexism or homophobia."

Under the section Transgender Characters in Videogames: the first paragraph has no references backing up its claims and is very hard to read due to the way the writer wrote the paragraph. The second sentence in the second paragraph seems like unnecessary information for the topic at hand, "The game involved players choosing among three fighters on a quest to save the mayor's daughter, who was kidnapped by a criminal gang known as Mad Gear." There are no references for these statements, "The character Vivian in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is hinted at being transgender, but Nintendo removed all references to this in the English translation." and "Krem in Dragon Age Inquisition is openly transgender and is fully accepted by peers. Iron Bull, his close friend, will leave the party if the player character acts transphobic." The wording for the statement, "a not obviously gendered character named Sheik." could possibly be written more clearly by saying the gender ambiguously named character Sheik.

Under the section Gay Characters in Adventure games: there are no references for this section. I don't see the relevance of this statement to the topic, "The sprite of the character is based on that of George Washington, who also appears in the game."

Under the section Gay Characters in Fighting games: Out of the 10 paragraphs there are only references in 2 of them. "Lilith Aensland and Morrigan Aensland, Succubi in Capcom's Darkstalkers series, have been portrayed bisexual, while Q-Bee has suggested the same through her dialogue." an explanation as to how the first three characters were "portrayed" bisexual might be helpful because we are told Q-Bee is portrayed as bisexual through her dialogue. The statement, "An obscure game" when referring to Groove on Fight is bias with the use of obscure.

Under the section Gays Characters in Action games: there are no references in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th paragraph. "an unusual group of games" the use of unusual in this statement is bias. The 4th paragraph throws me off because it talks about the overall theme of the videogame not the gay characters in the game making me think this needs to be in a different section but where is unclear.

Under the section Same Sex Relationships: there are no references in the 2nd paragraph other than that this section is a good easy informative read.

Under the section Same Sex Relationships: Nintendo: the 3rd paragraph has no references.

Compared to other sections there is an unbalanced amount of information for the sections: gay characters in adventure games, gay characters in action games, same sex relationships: ESRB, recognition and criticism. There are references to bisexuality as well as lesbianism in many sections when they are clearly labeled "gay characters". Either an adjustment of the name of the section to be more inclusive would be needed or creating an entire section dedicated to these characters. There are a few quotes that might not be entirely necessary but still add nicely to the article.

Mmyosef (talk) 15:45, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Peer Review
Drum (American Magazine) The lead section of Drum Magazine provides some useful information on the magazines history and purpose. I would agree with your note of changing the title of LGBT magazine as it originally oriented for gay men. The links you cited proved to be useful in uncovering more detailed information not provided in the wikipedia article. Overall the article seems to be lacking in content and sections need to be created and expanded upon. One section that is touched on but should be expanded is the grand jury case against an editor for distributing obscene material. The information provided is interesting but has the possibility of branching off into many other sections and areas of interest that could help guide this article to a more organized and detailed stance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evpjones (talk • contribs) 02:43, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

LGBT Themes In Video Games
Gay Characters in Adventure Games

The 2013 first person indie adventure game, "Gone Home", contains a strong LGBT narrative as the plot of the game. The game takes place in rural Oregon in 1995, the player plays as Katie Greenbriar a twenty-one year old that is returning home from over seas. During the game the player finds pieces of information around the house that triggers narration of Katie's younger sister Samantha. Each piece of information tells the story of Samantha getting romantically involved with a girl at her new school along with the realization of her homosexuality. Samantha tells her story to her sister through these notes of how her parents were in denial of their daughter being a lesbian. The LGBT themes in this game were praised by many in a the LGBT community for depicting an accurate representation of an LGBT issue many LGBT players have faced.

Awards In 2013 Polygon named Gone Home their Game of the Year. Gone Home won the 2013 British Academy Games Awards for best "Debut Game" while nominated for "Best Story".

LGBT Characters in Action Games

The free to play battle royal shooter game Apex Legends have two LGBT playable characters confirmed by the games developers. Makoa Gibralter, more often referred to as "Gibralter" in game, was said to have had a past boyfriend in a small biography about the character released February 6th of 2019. Another character whose biography revealed them to be a part of the LGBT community was Bloodhound. In Bloodhound's short biography, they are addressed in they/them pronouns and reveals that the character is gender non-binary. This decision to reveal these characters as members of the LGBT community was both praised and criticized by the public. Most people in or allies of the LGBT community were happy to see more LGBT representation in video games. However, those outside of the LGBT community felt that it was unnecessary to know about these characters gender identity/ sexual preferences.

References 1. Onyett, Charles (15 November 2012). "Gone Home is Undiluted Adventure". IGN. Retrieved 15 January 2013. 2. Haley, Brendan. “'Apex Legends' Officially Has Queer Characters!” Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer Voices, 8 Feb. 2019, www.pride.com/geek/2019/2/08/apex-legends-officially-has-queer-characters. 3. "BAFTA Video Game Awards - Nominations" (PDF). BAFTA. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evpjones (talk • contribs) 03:48, 16 April 2019 (UTC)