Representations of women in Video games: Lara Croft. To be completed by Wednesday 1st February 2012.

Compare and contrast Tomb Raider with one other female avatar in the gaming industry.

Who do they represent?

How are they represented?

How do they challenge stereotypes of women?

Who is likely to play these games and why?

Use evidence to write your essay.

 

Comparing and contrasting representations presented in the Media.

You need to be able to compare and contrast the representations presented in the media to what you think is the reality:

Families
Teenagers

Using the extracts from Desmond's, Married with Children and Waterloo Road, explain how the representation presents these people.

Is it realistic?

How does it compare to society today?

Camera angles used

Diegetic and non diegetic sounds for effect.

Please see blow the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAKaJE4gjYg (Married with Children)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQSUjIt0ds (Desmond's)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqyV3qsnrfo (Waterloo Road)

AS Media: Audience and Institution: Platform comparison

Activity 4: Games Comparison

In class, research two different types of games consoles and demonstrate the different forms of usage

of each.

Summarise these and feed back with class presentations, using PowerPoint.

Include a suggested player rating for each games console.

AS Media: Audience and Institution: Playstation Research

Activity 3: PlayStation Marketing

• Visit the PlayStation website at: http://www.us.playstation.com/Media.

• Then, using the download option, type in ‘Grand Theft Auto’. This search will enable you to view

a trailer for one of the games. You will then be asked to enter your date and birth and then you

can gain access to sample of

• After researching the visual imagery of the trailers, consider how the marketing strategy of

PlayStation would appeal to gamers?

Answer the questions and explain how they use these marketing strategies effectively. Grand Theft Auto.