VIDEO GAMES : Your case study

Choose a video game ( part of an ongoing franchise) and research and  explain all of the following areas. You should look at the official website , review websites and any other sources which give you reliable information. You should also link and upload relevant image  and videos .

Video games : overview blog task

Define and explain all of the  essential  terminology related to video games listed below , including history, key terms, representation and the relevant theory. You can bullet point the terms or write a continuous report.  There are some excellent points and examples in the  Charlie Brooker video to help you , as well as the relevant pages in your textbook ( 115-119)

Charlie Brooker's history of video  games 

Blog Task : Daily Mirror analysis

A  Analyse the following cover in terms of how the technical codes ( main image, headline, pull quote etc.) persuade the audience to buy the newspaper and how the audience is being persuaded to respond to the main news story. 

Then analyse which factors that make up the news agenda  ( threshold,unexpectedness, elite nations etc.) are being considered in the choice of cover story.

Then summarise the following information about the Mirror.

Tabloid or broadsheet ? What is a tabloid ?
Ownership :  Who owns the Mirror?
What is the Mirror's political bias ? Left or right wing ? What does that mean ?
 


If you have already used this example and provided all of this information, analyse how the Times covered the same news event and give the same information



B Research and find out which organisation is responsible for regulation of the content of British newspapers , and how you make a complaint about  accuracy or offensive  content in a newspaper.

BLOG TASK : Analysing newspapers

1   Analyse a  UK newspaper front cover's use of technical codes , explaining the elements of the front cover  and how the selected news stories have been covered.  How is the newspaper encouraging the audience to buy the newspaper and how and what is the  audience being persuaded to feel and think about the issues or events ?

2    Define and explain all of the  following key terms about the  newspaper industry and news agenda  using your  chosen newspaper as an example  where possible.