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Videogames: Horizon Forbidden West - Language & Representations
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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'? As soon as it released they were really unfortunate as a game that carried a huge fanbase was released called Zelda: Breath of the wild. It was ultimately overshadowed which was released a week after Horizon Forbidden West. Another giant of a game came out called Elden Ring also released. 2) What is the narrative for the original game Horizon Zero Dawn? The games take place a thousand years after rampaging machines have wiped out most of humanity. Survivors have clustered into tribal communities who view relics of technology as objects of either suspicion or religious reverence. The dramas of warring clans are narrated alongside the tale of how our world came to ruin. 3) How is the central ...
Videogames: Women in videogames & Further feminist theory
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Read this Guardian article on Gamergate 10 years on . Answer the following questions: 1) What was Gamergate? A loosely organised misogynistic online harassment campaign and the right-wing's backlash against feminism,diversity etc 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc? Sweet Baby Inc is secretly forcing game developers to change the bodies, ethnicities and sexualites of video game characters to conform to "woke" ideology. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? That change is inevitable and nothing forced is happening. It is how the industry works and how it will always be. Audiences are different and trying to change everything will lead to a stronger Resistance against that change. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or here using your Greenford Google login . Find Med...