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Audience 1) What statistics can you find for the number of male / female players for the major consoles? - PlayStation 5= 68% male and 29% female -Xbox Series X|S= 68% male and 32% female  -Switch=    54% male and 46% female 2) What is the difference between 'hardcore' and 'casual' gamers - and which do you think would play Horizon Forbidden West? - Hardcore gamers dedicate significant time to gaming and prefer complex, immersive experiences, while casual gamers prefer simpler, less time-intensive games. HFW i would say is for hardcore gamers becuase the game is around players trying to solve hard challengers. 3) What are the different reasons YouGov researched for why players play games? Which of these would apply to Horizon Forbidden West? -E scapism -Competition -Relaxation -Social interaction -Storytelling L ook at  the P layStation website page for Horizon Forbidden West . Complete the following tasks:  1) How is the game promoted to an audience? - There ar...

1)  Videogames: Henry Jenkins - fandom and participatory culture 2)  Videogames: The Sims FreePlay - Language & Representation 3)  Videogames: The Sims FreePlay - Audience & Industries 4)   Learner response: OSP assessment 5)  Videogames: Women in videogames &  Further feminist theory 6)  Videogames: Horizon Forbidden West - Language & Representations 7)  Videogames: Horizon Forbidden West - Audience & Industries

  Horizon Forbidden West: Language and Representation blog tasks Language 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'?  - The release of Horizon Forbidden West coincided with Elden Ring, a game that overshadowed it in terms of popularity. 2) What is the narrative for the original game Horizon Zero Dawn?  - The narrative follows a thousand years after machines have wiped out most of humanity whilst survivors have formed tribal communities who view technology  as objects of suspicion. 3) How is the central character Aloy described?  - Aloy is portrayed as a resourceful and determined protagonist who takes on the responsibility of saving her world. 4)  What does the review say about animation and graphics? -The graphics are praise...

Women and videogames: blog tasks 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 a major online harassment campaign in 2014 targeting women and marginalized groups in the gaming industry. It began under the guise of concerns about "ethics in gaming journalism" but evolved into coordinated attacks on individuals, especially female game developers, journalists, and critics. The movement symbolised broader cultural battles about inclusion, diversity, and progressivism in gaming. 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc?  -It was  accused of "forcing diversity" in video games. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? -It writes about how nobody is forcing diversity into videogames as it is naturally placed by players and developers themselves. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media ...