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Video games: The Sims Freeplay - Language and Representations

Q1) What elements of gameplay are shown? Creation of character, the customisation of a sims character, the interaction with furry animals which are dogs and cats. There are weekly quests to do as a player to earn rewards weekly this is of great interest to the gamer. They also give you a job which is really interesting as a media student as it reinforces the idea of capitalism and the false idea of a "unattainable lifestyle" 2) What audience is the trailer targeting? The audience they are targeting is female audiences who are teenagers who are interested in adult life and its daily complexities. 3) What audience pleasures are suggested by the trailer? Home store to purchase in game goods perhaps even buying pets like dogs(very happy) and cats. There is also intertextuality in the TV show of Sims Chef which is reference to MasterChef a really cool detail. 4) How is the game constructed? The game is constructed for you to play daily. They give you weekly quests. They give you X
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Henry Jenkins - fandom blog tasks

  Factsheet #107 - Fandom Read  Media Factsheet #107 on Fandom .  Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or log into your Greenford Google account to access the link. Read the whole of Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of a fan? A fan is a person who likes and admires someone or something(such as a sports fan) in a very enthusiastic way. 3) What makes a ‘fandom’? A fandom is the community of fans who share a common interest in a particular person, franchise, celebrity, TV show, movie, book, or any other form of entertainment. 4) What is Bordieu’s argument regarding the ‘cultural capital’ of fandom? That fans in a fandom will basically spend their money and time to earn status as part of the fanbase ( almost to be accepted ). Fandoms like Taylor Swift etc. 5) What examples of fandom are provided on pages 2 and 3 of the factsheet? Fandoms like Sherlock Holmes and then 6) Why is imaginative
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OSP index

  OSP: Clay Shirky - End of audience OSP: Influencers and celebrity Taylor Swift: Language and Represenation OSP: Taylor swift - Audience and Industries Baseline assessment learner response Paul Gilroy - Blog tasks OSP: The Voice CSP _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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OSP: The Voice CSP

  Go to   the Voice homepage   and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? 'The Voice' title Today's date Top menu bar with links to: Home, Sport, Opinion, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Faith, Careers, Education, Motoring, Business, and Windrush 70 2) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values, and ideologies of the Voice? The items on the top menu bar include Home, Sport, Opinion, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Faith, Careers, Education, Motoring, Business, and Wind Rush 70. These topics suggest that The Voice is well rounded and they make sure they cover a wide range of topics. The fact that 'Sport' is second on the list suggests that this is something The Voice cares about a lot and reports a lot of news about it. Furthermore, the way they report news stories is from a black perspective and the section 'Wind Rush 70' highlights their ideologies and valu
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Paul Gilroy - blog tasks

  Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open   Factsheet 170: Gilroy – Ethnicity and Postcolonial Theory . Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or you can   access it online here   using your Greenford Google login. Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) How does Gilroy suggest racial identities are constructed? He has consistently argued that racial identities are historically constructed and formed by colonisation slavery, nationalist philosophies and consumer capitalism 2) What does Gilroy suggest regarding the causes and history of racism? racism isn’t caused by race, racism causes race. Racism is not caused by the clash of two or more races – racism is not a natural phenomenon. Instead, Gilroy states that racial difference and racial identities are the product of racial oppression. 3) What is ethnic absolutism and why is Gilroy opposed to it? Ethnic absolutism is a line
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