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Videogames: Lara Croft Go

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  Videogames: Lara Croft Go blog tasks Create a blogpost called 'Lara Croft Go CSP Blog Tasks' and complete all the following questions under the subheadings Language, Representation, Industries and Audience.   Language 1) When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? Tomb Raider  2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games?  Indiana Jones 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame?  Became an Iconic figure 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? Mobile 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? Mobile game  6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? Uses an adventure style journey  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. A map that shows the succession of the journey.  8) What other characte...
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VIDEO GAMES INTRODUCTION:

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1) What were the first video-games like? 2D and simple games requiring low skill and easy to play interference.  2) How have video-games changed over time? Online multiplayer dominance and open world 3D experiencs. 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 video-games? Tetris and what hey have in common is their easy and quick interface to allow people to play however and whenever they would like to. 4) What criticisms have been made towards video-games? Extremely addictive and bad for mental health due to excessive playing. Fortnite 1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.) More than 200m players worldwide Now its over 650m players 2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game? It is a multi shooter game, entertainment and relationship 3) Why mi...
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The Times Case Study - Audience and Industries

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  Blog tasks: The Times Case Study - Audience and Industries Create a blogpost called 'The Times - Audience and Industries' and then work through the following questions: Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. The main audience demographics are mainstream and ages above 25. aiming for the upper class people. Also includes British white men 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? It includes high level vocabulary and focuses on the needs level of the audience  3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?   It has traditional conservative politics and stories targeted towards these values and beliefs.  4) What are the main  audience ...
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The Times - Language and Representations

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  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 main story is the post office scandal which may give a sense of identity to the readers who have been a victim to scams.  2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it?  it is way more formal and educated and serious whereas the daily mirror portrays normal issues to get attention of the C-D class.  3)  How is the Times front page designed to reflect  broadsheet  newspaper conventions? it has a formal masthead, structures columns and it follows the broadsheet conventions.  4) How can you tell the inside pages of the Times are a broadsheet newspaper?  They are text heavy and convey political news which is targeted towards the upper class.  5) What does a close analysis of the news stories in the Times CSP edition suggest about the Times's political beliefs? Take responsibili...
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Newspapers: The Times - Introduction

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1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? 1875 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?   commercial and world 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  politically independent  4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? News UK  5) What did  The Times  introduce in 2010 and why? A digital pay well  6) What was  The Times  named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University? Britain's most trusted newspaper 7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about  The Times  and newspaper regulation? follows high editorial standards and independent regulation. 8) What does the section on Ownership say about  The Times  and who is the current editor? Owned by the News Uk  
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Blog Tasks: Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries

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Blog Tasks: Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries Work through the following questions to complete your work on the Daily Mirror. Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. Half the audience aged 65+. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? They have images that attract to the audience 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. Surveillance provides information about the world and entertainment allows audiences to read about others lives  4) Why are print newspapers generally read by older audiences? As news can be found on social media or on google. Older audiences do not want to change old ways.  5) How are the CSP pages constructed to appeal to Daily Mirror readers? Think about text and selection of images. A lot of imag...
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