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Videogames CSP 1: Lara Croft Go

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  This is an in-depth topic so we need to make sure we have studied this product across media language, audience, industry and representation. Lara Croft Go: Notes Lara Croft: History Lara Croft first appeared in 1996 Eidos Playstation game Tomb Raider and was the first computer game to feature a female character as the protagonist rather than a supporting role or a secondary character. The narrative of Tomb Raider was influenced by Indiana Jones and featured the daughter of a Lord (later a famous archaeologist), called Lara Croft on various missions through settings such as jungles, tombs and jungles. The genre is action-adventure and involves many conventions of this genre such as fighting villains using weaponry. Evolution of Tomb Raider: Lara Croft: Beyond a videogame character Lara Croft has featured in films (the first starring Angelina Jolie; 2018 version rebooted the character). She has appeared on magazine covers more times than any supermodel. There have been advertising ...
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Videogames: Introduction

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  Lara Croft GO Blackpink The Game We need to study these products using all four key concepts: Language, Industry, Audience and Representation. Both  Lara Croft GO  and  Blackpink The Game  are good examples of the changing nature of the videogames industry and give us a chance to further explore representations in media products. Introduction to Videogames: Blog Tasks Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the videogames industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions: 1) What were the first videogames like? Initially, the first videogames were quite rudimentary and straightforward due to the lack of development that the computers they operated on had gone through. This meant they contained a simple premise and gameplay. 2) How have videogames changed over time? Over time games have evolved into high graphic rpgs with a multitude of different genres that have been built on advanced engines such as Valve which allow you to imp...
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Newspapers: The Times - Audience and Industries

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  Audience Target audience The Times target audience is older with over half the audience aged 55+. In terms of social class, they are overwhelmingly in the ABC1 social classes - 62% from social group AB. This means Times readers are likely to be professionals, managers or company owners. They are likely to be in the  Succeeder  psychographic group. You can  revise demographics and psychographics here. Audience pleasures and representation Surveillance/Information   The main reason we read newspapers is to find out what is going on in the world around us.  News, different opinions, information about current affairs. This includes British politics and Britain's place in world politics and economics (patriotic). The Times focuses on  hard news  that we expect from a broadsheet newspaper - politics, economics, world news etc. Diversion/Entertainment One of the main reasons we read newspapers is for entertainment. The Times has evolved over recent yea...
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Newspapers: The Times - Language and Representations

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  Here are your two CSP pages for The Times: The Times: Notes Media Language Language : The Times tends to attract an audience that is older and more traditional ( Conservative  politics), so the stories are targeted towards these values and beliefs to target their specific audience.  Mode of address : The Times employs a formal style with advanced language to reflect the needs/education level of the audience. Construction:  The Times uses some layout design techniques to attract its audience (sell lines, kickers, pugs).  There are usually not as many as The Mirror, though. Technical Codes:  Whilst The Times employs colour, it is much more understated than the tabloid Mirror.  More traditional fonts, styles and sizes reinforce this traditional symbolism. Conventions:  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 pa...
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Newspapers: The Times - Introduction

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  Our second newspaper case study is   The Times . This provides an excellent contrast with the  Daily Mirror .  The Times  is a right-wing broadsheet newspaper that generally supports the Conservative Party and is aimed at a more educated, middle-class audience. Remember, this is an  in-depth CSP  and needs to be studied with reference to all four key concepts: Language, Representation, Industries and Audience. We'll be covering all of those concepts over the next two weeks. This is the front page of  The Times  we will be studying for the exam: The Times - Introduction: blog tasks Read  the About Us page of the Times website  and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? The Times  was founded on  January 1, 1785 , originally titled  The Daily Universal Register . It began using its current name  three years later on Ja...
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