#post nine

Post Nine: Blog Resources and Additional Resources

TRANSGENDERED BATHROOMS. (2016). Journal of Property Management, 81(1), 28. 

This is an article that provides basic definitions of terms used throughout the blog like transgender, gender identity, gender expression, and sex. It also provides introductory information on the need for gender neutral bathrooms and how most are structural seen today. See Post two for more information.

Beemyn, B., Curtis, B., Davis, M., & Tubbs, N. J. (2005). Transgender issues on college campuses. New directions for student services, 111, 49-60.

This resource helps folks navigate creating safe spaces on college campuses whether it is in housing, bathrooms, or locker rooms. It gives specific suggestions for how campus housing can be more accessible to students that are trans or gender nonconforming.  It also talks about how we cannot assume that queer spaces are always what trans folks need but rather we should ask them what is best for their experiences. See Post Three for more information.

Anthony, K. H., & Dufresne, M. (2007). Potty parity in perspective: gender and family issues in planning and designing public restrooms. Journal of Planning Literature, 21(3), 267-294.

This source goes into detail about why the construction of single stalled bathrooms is actually cost efficient as well as how it creates a more equal environment. It also discusses the legislation that requires new buildings or renovations of bathrooms to include gender neutral bathrooms. See Post Four for more information.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms?language=en#t-7076

This TED Talk provides a personal narrative from Ivan Coyote regarding their experience with not always having a safe space to use the restroom or change in. There is also talk about legislation regarding folks having to use the restroom that matches the gender they were assigned at birth.

http://amplifyyourvoice.org/youthresource/youthresource-genderneutralfaq/

This website provides common questions regarding the need for gender neutral bathrooms, what they tend to look like, and what it means to have access to them.

http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/welcoming/ways/bathrooms

This is an excellent source that provides suggestions for people thinking about creating gender neutral bathrooms. It provides a couple different ways to change the current settings of bathrooms that exist into more inclusive spaces. It also provides links to other resources that help with signs for bathrooms and the structural changes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/white-house-gender-neutral-bathroom_n_7028810.html

This video/ article talks about how the White House added a gender neutral restroom in order to promote accessibility for all people.

https://genderandsexuality.uic.edu/gender-inclusion-uic/gender-neutral-bathrooms/

Due to this blog being viewed by UIC students/ classmates, here is a resource from the Gender and Sexuality Center where all the gender neutral bathrooms are on campus thus far.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/28/north-carolina-bathroom-law-could-change-practices-public-colleges-and-universities

Some of the public institutions and services found along Queen West in the Ossington area.

The Drake is one of the businesses which is said to have been a driving force of gentrification along this area.

There are millions of ads on the internet, some are offensive, some are ineffective and some are effective.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) organization creates lots of ads pertaining to wildlife and some of those ads are very effective.

This ad is depicting the “lungs of the earth” being destroyed through deforestation. I found this ad particularly effective because of the naturality. I would look at this picture as if the forest and trees have a human element, by destroying the forest it is as if we are harming ones lungs.

The decision by the Florida State Attorney's office not to charge Florida State star quarterback Jameis Winston with sexual assault essentially ensures that he will win the Heisman Trophy, an award given annually to college football's best player.

Winston has been one of the most prolific players on the best college football team this season.  He's thrown thrown for 35 touchdowns and led the Seminoles to a 13-0 record and a No. 1 ranking.

Winston had come under heavy media scrutiny for an sexual assault he had had been accused of committing.  The state attorney decided he didn't have enough evidence to press charges, however, so the case was dropped.  

The case received heavy media attention, especially on ESPN (the nation's football hub), because of Winston's high profile.  I thought the media handled his case with fairness and respect to both the accuser and to Winston.  I also thought the Florida attorney did a fair job of keeping the media informed while conducting a thorough investigation.  He could have merely thrown the case under wraps but it seemed like he was transparent about his investigation and how he conducted it.  

It would have been a disaster for Florida State if Winston would have been charged.  He would have likely lost the Heisman Trophy and people would be calling for the resignation of the Seminole's coach and athletics director.  That didn't happen, though, so no one has to worry about it.

The media needs to exercise restraint when dealing with high-profile charges such as these.  Reporters in this case could have used confidential sources to uncover unreported evidence but these leaks largely didn't happen.  That's ok.  The media fulfilled its watchdog role by bringing this case to the forefront in the first place.  It was right in exercising restraint when the allegations became public.  

That doesn't mean the media shouldn't scrutinize Winston for what he did.  His lawyer admitted that he had a one-night stand with the accuser, though the exact details are shaky.  His promiscuity shouldn't be applauded but he shouldn't be singled out for it.  Because lets face it: many athletes engage in this type of behavior.  

Among the process of figuring out what Shrines was, I had to figure out what our UI might look like.  What started as a rough overlay on our first map became a more solidified idea of what not only fit with the style of Shrines but was akin to many other games like it. 

Rob came up with a few ideas for the placement of certain elements of our UI, and I toyed with the overall look.

This first image is a quick paint-over (with Rob's placeholder icons for the god's abilities).  On the left is where the portrait of the god would have gone, and on the right is the player's unit count.  The bar in the middle is the 'mana bar', which allows the player to see how much mana they have available to use.

I updated the unit icon (right) to a cartoony version of the unit.  It changes depending on the color/team the player is.

I wanted to portray our playful gamestyle in the the art, even in the UI, and I tried to accomplish this with the wistful paint strokes and colors.

Here are a couple examples of the God of Storm's powers as buttons: Fog and Hurricane, and the Goddess of Festivities' Festival and Intoxicate.

Much later I updated the UI with more finalized elements: