Classmate Blog Critique

  All of my classmates produce great work and they all have an individual appeal that captures a certain audience. But if I weren't a media analyst whose writing would speak to me as a consumer? Who do I feel I can relate to? One possible answer is Rhett Gentry. As someone who has had the pleasure of seeing him speak in person I know how big his personality can be and I identify with that. We are both larger than life young gentleman who share interests in gaming, guitar playing, and great memes. Knowing that there is someone very much like myself behind the keyboard when he writes a story is interesting. Finding out what other people in my demographic have to say is actually quite interesting. 

  For example take a look at his Predictions story. Next-gen consoles are of major interest to people like me. The language he uses appeals to casual and hardcore gamers. When he talks specs he uses the official lingo and puts it in, as he said, "layman's terms". Not all readers are up to date on what Ray Tracing, seeing as how I included information on this in one of my previous stories I was able to grasp what he was discussing easily. I enjoy the direct approach he takes with delivering the information. I can picture him saying something like "You know me, I don't like to beat around the bush." in his booming voice and giving a modest shrug. He also makes great use of one-liners like "one of the shining lights for the PS5 could be blinding for it's competitors". 

  Another post I enjoyed in particular was his Programming Trends piece. I honestly can't say I noticed the baby trend before he brought it up. He gave a great breakdown of why these characters appeal to us using a bit of light science and psychology. As a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Mandalorian I had seen these babies in action but never correlated them with a trend. Then with the addition of Baby Mr. Peanut Rhett was able to connect the dots. I do agree that the Mr. Peanut venture was a bit of a miss. Rhett gives solid advice to hop on the baby trend while it's still hot, and with another season of Baby Yoda shenanigans on the way in October he is probably correct to say so.
  
  Overall I find his work clean and amusing. It has enough dry humor and visuals to keep me entertained without detracting from the actual information he's providing. I would love to see Rhett branch out into some sort of video format such as a podcast or YouTube channel, never the less he does a great job of channeling his personality into his writing. I feel like in my time working around him I've picked up a thing or two that will definitely help me be more memorable in the future.