A Level Media 2 Mr Halsey

Work through the following blog tasks to complete this introduction to women in videogames. Medium article: Is Female Representation in Video Games Finally Changing? Read  this Medium feature on whether female representation in videogames is finally changing . Answer the following questions: 1) How have women traditionally been represented in videogames? Within the videogame industry, women are typically either objectified or seen as "damsels in distress". Examples of major videogames where this has happened is in iconic Lara Croft or even Princess Peach in the Mario franchise. out of the 14 Mario games, Princess Peach is captured in 13 of them. 2) What percentage of the video game audience is female? 42% of the video game demographic is female, which indicates that times are slowly changing to become more equal.   3) What recent games have signalled a change in the industry and what qualities do the female protagonists offer? Recent games that signify a change in t...

Language and textual analysis Homepage Go to  the Voice homepage  and answer the following: 1) What news website key conventions can you find on the Voice homepage? The news website isn't as simplistic and professional as the Teen Vogue website. The website contains different colour items on the menu bar which gives it an unprofessional look and gives off a childish impression despite being targeted at an elder audience. The homepage contains the top stories from all of the sections and contains 'picks of the day' with the hottest stories. 2) How does the page design differ from Teen Vogue? The Teen Vogue home page has a simplistic model to it with its articles and stories covering the majority of the page with a small menu bar at the top. The Voice's home page has a more rough design and isn't as simplistic and appealing as Teen Vogue. 3) What are some of the items in the top menu bar and what does this tell you about the content, values and i...

Teen Vogue: background reading Read this  Guardian feature from 2017 on Teen Vogue  and answer the following questions. 1) What was the article that announced Teen Vogue as a more serious, political website – with 1.3m hits and counting? The article titled 'Donald Trump gaslighting America' was the articles which portrayed Teen Vogue as a more serious website which also highlights current political affairs. 2) When was the original Teen Vogue magazine launched and what was its original content? Launched in 2004 as a little sister to US Vogue, Teen Vogue used to focus on the standard cocktail of fashion must-haves and celebrity worship. (A classic coverline from a 2005 edition was How To Get Perfect Party Hair.) 3) How did editor Elaine Welteroth change Teen Vogue’s approach in 2015? Elaine Welteroth published an issue of Teen Vogue featured three unknown black models. This was deemed risky in this business as people told her it wouldn't sell. (It br...

Media Magazine reading Media Magazine 55 has an overview of technology journalist Bill Thompson’s conference presentation on ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ It’s an excellent summary of the internet’s brief history and its impact on society. Go to  our Media Magazine archive , click on MM55 and scroll to page 13 to read the article ‘What has the internet ever done for me?’ Answer the following questions: 1) Looking over the article as a whole, what are some of the positive developments due to the internet highlighted by Bill Thompson? The article talks about how the internet:  allows users to communicate with each other around the world able to exchange files via email provides freedom of speech freedom of assembly vital to the livelihood, social lives , health, civic engagements, education and leisure of hundreds of millions of people (and growing every day) 2) What are the negatives or dangers linked to the development of the internet? Being able to s...