georgio's media gcse

  Language 1) When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? 7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the  genre  of the game? Think about mise-en-scene and setting here. 8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game? 9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider games? 10) Read this  BBC article on the history of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider . How has the character of Lara Croft evolved over the last 25 years? Representations 1) How are women usually represented in videogames? 2) How does the character of Lara Croft...

1) What were the first videogames like? they were born upon mighty post war mainframes, designed for rapid code breaking and the calculations for ballistics missiles   2) How have videogames changed over time? Overtime they have become more tied towards phone gaming and console as well as pc gaming. They have become more developed from basic arcade games made for 1 or 2 people to wide national games that can be played by everyone and anyone. They are now more aesthetically more pleasing and have better graphics which provide diversion.   3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? The most successful video games provide the player entertainment and also some form of personal identity and or relationships. This allows the player to be fully emersed in the game and so they will find a greater pleasure playing the game. Also, people might fin...

  Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. The main audience demographics for the Times newspaper consists of an older audience, with over half being aged 55 and over. 62% are from social groups AB, meaning that the Times' target audience is mostly in the ABC1 social classes, making them likely to be professionals, managers or company owners. Overall, they are likely to be in the Succeeder psychographic group (people who prefer established, premium brands that signify status and quality). 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? On the front page, the Post Office scandal is not framed as being incredibly dramatic or shocking, merely being referenced as a "scandal" with the focus being on Paula Vennells and her CBE. This places emphasis on the politics side of the story, a centr...

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The Times tends to attract an audience that is older and more traditional , so the stories are targeted towards these values and beliefs to target their specific audience 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?   The Times observes more traditional codes and conventions than the Daily Mirror, with less direct address and a more formal, authoritative tone as if giving the reader less active participation and more passive access to information 3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? The Times uses some layout design techniques to attract its audience  such as sell lines, kickers, pugs. There are usually not as many as The Mirror 4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper?  These pages partially take th...