Princess’ A-level media exam blog

Audience: 1) What statistics can you find for the number of male / female players for the major consoles? 46% female players on the switch 2) What is the difference between 'hardcore' and 'casual' gamers - and which do you think would play Horizon Forbidden West? I think Horizon Forbidden West is aimed at more hardcore games considering how it is an open world game so there is a lot to explore which would be very time consuming whereas casual gamers would prefer a game that you can return to and make progress quickly in like the sims. 3) What are the different reasons YouGov researched for why players play games? Which of these would apply to Horizon Forbidden West? to pass time  to escape from reality  to relax and wind down - I think this applies most out of habit Look at  the PlayStation website page for Horizon Forbidden West . Complete the following tasks:  1) How is the game promoted to an audience? Talks about it being open world and the narrative of the game ...

  Introduction Read  this review of Horizon Forbidden West in the Financial Times  (should be non-paywalled but you can  read the text of article here if needed ). Answer the following questions: 1) Why does Guerrilla Games have 'a serious case of bad timing'?  They keep releasing games just when huge popular mainstream games are released which overshadows their release 2) What is the narrative for the original game Horizon Zero Dawn?  They refine their previous games and borrow ideas from other games. The game is set a thousand years after this post apocalyptic event and most of humanity have been wiped out so the survivors are trying to live in this new world and also view technology as suspicious.  3) How is the central character Aloy described?  She balances grit and tenderness and is one of the most memorable new characters of the console generation. 4) What is the narrative and setting for sequel Horizon Forbidden West? The setting is in a p...

  Part 1: Background reading on Gamergate Read  this Guardian article on Gamergate 10 years on . Answer the following questions: 1) What was Gamergate?  Gamergate was an online harassment campaign that began in 2014, primarily targeting women in the video game industry, including developers like Zoë Quinn and feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian . The campaign was fueled by misogyny, anti-feminism, and anti-progressivism, and involved widespread online harassment from internet trolls on platforms 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc?  The recent controversy is that Sweet Baby Inc is secretly forcing game developers to change the bodies, ethnicities and sexualities of video game characters to conform to “woke” ideology. They think that Sweet Baby has written and controlled almost every popular video game of the past five years, shutting straight white men out. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in vi...

  1. Type up your feedback in   full   (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW: key points covered , good analysis EBI: timing, synoptic q 2. Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully (posted on your Google Classroom). Identify three specific aspects from Figure 1 (the Bioshock Infinite game cover) that you could have mentioned in your answer (e.g. selection of images, colour scheme, text etc). • The game’s title BioShock Infinite appears prominently, using the franchise’s trademark font. • Zeppelin / airship: Connotes an alternate-history, steampunk or early 20th-century technological aesthetic. It emphasizes the “floating city” idea — Columbia is not a typical city, but one suspended in the sky. • The mythmaking here is multi-layered: the cover promotes a socially resonant narrative (American identity, political tension) and embodies a commercial ideology (sell broadly, attract newcomers). There’s ...

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. 4.6/5 star rating Rated 13+ Emphasis on the fact that the game is customisable  People in the ratings prefer the new more realistic animations  2) How does the game information on this page reflect the strong element of participatory culture in The Sims? The fans in the reviews suggest things that need to be changed or added to the game, they also offer their own opinions about what they like in the game and pride themselves on having played all of the previous Sims games. 3) Read a few of the user reviews. What do they suggest about the audience pleasures of the game?  Some of the fans like the timers as it gives the users a break from the game They like how it reflect real life - visceral pl...