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Women and videogames: blog tasks

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  1) What was Gamergate? It revolved around accusations made by an indie developer’s former boyfriend, who claimed she traded sex for favourable reviews f her game. 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc? Accusations of changing ethnicities and sexualities in order to relate to "woke" ideology. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? It argues that diversity isn’t being imposed on the games; instead, it is developing authentically as the gaming audience itself becomes more diverse. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet 1) What definitions are offered by the factsheet for ‘feminism ‘and ‘patriarchy’? Feminism is defined as a movement striving for equality between women and men socially, politically and economically. 2) Why did bell hooks publish her 1984 book ‘Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center’? She wrote it because she saw mainstream feminism lacking representation and excludi...
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The Sims FreePlay CSP - Audience and Industries blog tasks

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  The Sims FreePlay CSP - Audience and Industries blog tasks Audience Read  this App Store description and the customer reviews for The Sims FreePlay  and answer the following questions:   1) What game information is provided on this page? Pick out three elements you think are important in terms of making the game appeal to an audience. Age rating Reviews "What's new" section 2) How does the game information on this page reflect the strong element of participatory culture in The Sims? There is a fan community made and the audience in the reviews gives examples and thier views on how this game can bew moidified and made better. 3) Read a few of the user reviews. What do they suggest about the audience pleasures of the game?  They claim that this game provides lots of entertainment elements such as quests, special events and much more- linking to blumer and Katz gratification theory. Participatory culture Read  this academic journal article - The Sims:  ...
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The Sims FreePlay CSP - Language & Representations blog tasks

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  The Sims FreePlay CSP - Language & Representations  Create a new blogpost called 'The Sims FreePlay CSP - Language & Representations' and complete the following tasks. Language / Gameplay analysis Watch The Sims: FreePlay trailer and answer the following questions: 1) What elements of gameplay are shown? Players control Sims’ daily routines: eating, sleeping, hygiene, social using  Players can design Sims’ appearance, clothing, gender, and personality traits. Sims can pursue jobs or careers, gaining promotions and income Weddings, birthdays, graduations, and having children are included. 2) What audience is the trailer targeting? Wide range of target audience: teen+ 3) What audience pleasures are suggested by the trailer? Entertainment: multiple levels to do/ variety of activites Personal relationship- Sim community build on how you like it Now watch this walk-through of the beginning of The Sims FreePlay and answer the following questions: 1) How is the game...
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Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks

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  Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks The following tasks will give you an excellent introduction to fandom and also allow you to start exploring degree-level insight into audience studies. Work through the following: Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read  Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom .  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? Fanatic: a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal - shortened to fan. 2) What the different types of fan identified in the factsheet? Hardcore Newbie Anti-fan What makes a ‘fandom’? A fandom is when a group of people come together because they share the same passion or interest in something. 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? Cultural capital gives fans a type of power within thei...
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The Voice CSP: case study blog tasks

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  The Voice CSP: case study blog tasks Language and contexts Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? Design & Layout, Thumbnail, Advertisement, Search Icon 2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and ideologies of the Voice?  News , sports, lifestyle, entertainment, competition, opinion, faith There is variety of content from "soft news" to provide aspect of entertainment to content like "hard news" to build up surveillance. 3) Look at the news stories on the Voice homepage. Pick two stories and explain why they might appeal to the Voice's target audience.  Black history month news is appealing at the moment as black history month is celebrated in this month therefore audience is likely to be attracted to such news . 4) How is narrative used to encourage audience engagement with the Voice? Ap...
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