Research protocol
Research Methodology
PRSM combines queer game studies, structured archive design, and constrained AI querying to make representation patterns legible without flattening them.
Method
Structured data
Character entries are organized by identity labels, game metadata, playability, narrative role, release information, and evidence fields.
Method
Queer game studies
The project treats representation as cultural context, not just category counting, so the archive can support interpretation.
Method
AI-assisted querying
Responses are constrained to registered dataset information to reduce unsupported claims and keep answers traceable.
Method
Visual analytics
The interface surfaces patterns across identity categories, intersectionality, studios, years, and playable status.
Data boundaries
The archive is built for cautious interpretation.
PRSM uses available fields rather than guessing missing identity information. When details are absent, the system should surface that absence instead of filling the gap with unsupported inference.