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Video Games CSP 1: Lara Croft Go: Language: 1) Lara Croft first appeared in 1996 Eidos Playstation game. 2) The narrative of Tomb Raider was influenced by Indiana Jones 3) Lara Croft has featured in films (the first starring Angelina Jolie. The 2018 version rebooted the character). She has appeared on magazine covers more times than any supermodel. There have been advertising tie-ins, merchandise, comic books and  spin-offs featuring the character. 4) It was released in August 2015 for Android, iOS, Windows, and Windows Phone devices. Versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Steam were released in December 2016. 5) It is an Action Adventure game. However, this game is also a ‘turn-based puzzle’ which involves by-passing enemies and unlocking paths in a sequential manner 6) The game involves collecting items that unlock special powers and tools that help your progress through the game. The three-act narrative structure proceeds from an orientation stage through var...

Newspapers: Final Index  1) Newspapers: Introduction 2) December Mock Exam 3) Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Language and Representations 4) Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries 5) Newspapers: The Times - Introduction 6) Newspapers: The Times - Language and Representations 7) Newspapers: The Times - Audience and Industries

Blog tasks: The Times - Audience and Industries Audience: 1) 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. They are likely to be in the Succeeder group.   2) The front page of the times is of conservative politicians, suggesting that readers of the times like to be interested in politics and world affairs. Additionally, this would suggest that readers would be more likely to be right-wing and interested in the Tory party. 3)  Times readers are likely to be professionals, managers or company owners. 4) Surveillance would be one of the audience pleasures more likely to be gained from the Times newspaper, as the readers would gain information from the newspaper. They may also find their own personal identity within values that they stand for, like being right-wing. 5) The main reason people might identify with the Times is because they...

The Times - Language and Representations Language: 1) The main story is about climate change. This would appeal to their target audience of mostly middle- and upper-class people because it shows Boris Johnson in a positive light and uplifts the Conservatives. 2) The other stories involve a super-rich staffing crisis and a fishing row. These would appeal to the target audience because they speak about the upper-classes and also appeal to the right-wing readers because they aptly construct the Conservative party in a positive light and uplift voices such as that of Boris Johnson. 3) It may appeal to the target audience because it is about climate change and identifies with young people, which therefore may be able to get more readers across more levels of marketing, therefore making more money. 4) They are mainly right-wing news stories, are centred around the Conservatives, which are typical of broadsheet newspapers. 5) It suggests that The Times is right-wing and is in support of the T...

  Newspapers: The Times - Introduction 1) The Times was founded in 1785 and used the name "Times" in 1788. 2) He suggested that content should have something for every palette, as there should be aspects for each person in it. 3) Rupert Murdoch of News International now owns The Times. They claim to continually evaluate their list of preferred partners and allow their audience to have trust in them. 4) They introduced websites in 2010 in order to gain a wider range of audiences online. 5) In 2018, The Times was named Britain’s most trusted national newspaper by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at the Oxford University. 6) The Times say that they take complaints about editorial content seriously, and that they are committed to abiding by the Independent Press Standards Organisation regulations and the Editors’ Code of Practice that Ipso enforces. 7) The Times and The Sunday Times are published by Times Media Limited, wholly owned by News UK & Ireland Ltd. The curre...

Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Audience and Industries Audience: 1) Almost half of the audience is over the age of 65. Most of the audience is in the C1, C2 and DE social classes. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream psychographic groups. 2) They appeal to the target audience because they are quite left-wing and support less conservative values, which would be what an audience would be looking at reading about. Additionally, there is a key focus on humanitarian aspects like climate change which their target audience would be interested in learning about. 3) They may be able to personally identify with some of the news stories because they are about common people like themselves. As a result, they would find a form of relatability in the news articles. The audience may also be able to find a form of diversion in learning about the news stories, or a form of surveillance from gaining information. 4) They are generally read by older audiences because younger audi...

OSP & Videogames: An introduction 1) The first video games were very simplistic and straightforward, with not many graphics and limited colours. 2) Video games have become more developed and much more complex because of the development of technology that has directly influenced the variety of genres and storylines within video games. 3) The more popular video games feature an appealing character that is distinguished by a specific appearance or outfit. The game usually is part of a series or has a film to accompany it to make it iconic. Usually, this helps to create a wide fandom and creates more audiences across more levels of marketing. Audiences might find these games appealing because they allow the user to have a form of escapism or diversion. Additionally, the audience may be able to form a personal relationship with the characters or identify with them based on certain character traits that are reflected in the characters. 4) Criticisms include a threat of encouraging vi...

Newspapers: Daily Mirror - Language and Representations Language: 1)  Masthead: t he name of a magazine or newspaper, often presented in the form of a logo using a specially designed typeface. Pug: s hort pieces of vital information placed on magazine covers. Splash Head: a  phrase used on the front cover of a magazine to promote the main story inside. Slogan: a  catchy, eye-catching and memorable phrase, often used in advertising. Dateline: a  phrase at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article that gives the date and place of its origin. Kicker:  an additional headline for the news. The kicker is displayed at the very top of the news article. Byline:  where the writer of an article is credited. Standfirst: a n introductory paragraph in an article which summarises the article. 2) Today, a copy of the Daily Mirror costs £1.40. For the CSP, it costed 90p. 3) The main stories on the front cover include the Pride of Britain awards, wildfires as a result...