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Women and videogames: blog tasks

  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...

The Sims FreePlay CSP - Audience and Industries blog tasks

  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:  ...