Video Games 


History and Industry:


  1. Modern Industry: An industry which includes technology 
  2. Large Profits: Can be an industry which makes a large amount of money  
  3. Audience Changes: This is when the audiences standards are higher due to the improvements in the technology  
  4. Technological Changes: Advanced technology which allows a wider variety in games
  5. Narrative & Structure: The story that the game tells 
  6. Franchises & Spinoffs: The same company but makes more than one version of the game
  7. Marketing & Distribution: Its the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user 
  8. Regulation: PEGI
  9. Audience responses (feedback, influence or content ): The audiences opinion on the game which can lead to different actions 
Key Terms:

  1. Inter Textuality: References to another media text e.g. film 
  2. Audience Appeal: How the product interests its audience 
  3. Avatar: The character that you are playing as 
  4. Retro: Is also known as Old Gaming and is based upon systems that are discontinued 
  5. Augmented Reality: When its computer generated content is overlaid on a real world environment
  6. Persistent Worlds: Is a virtual world which is described by Richard Bartle " continues to exist and develop internally even when there are no people interacting with it" 
  7. Marketing: The action or business of promoting and selling product or services, including market research and advertising  
  8. Gender
  9. Age
  10. Ethnicity
  11. Competition


Genres e.g



  1. Platform 
  2. Sport 
  3. Action 
  4. Text 
  5. Adventure 
  6. Simulation 
  7. Combat 
  8. Strategy
  9. MMPORG / CRPG
  10. NPG
  11.  SCI-FI 
  12. Fantasy 
  13. Survival Horror 
  14. Puzzle 
  15. FPS
  16. Exercise 
  17. Racing 
  18. Lifestyle 

Theory 

Media effects: A theory that relates to how the story is published in the media influenced or amplified by current trends
Bandnura: What you see in the media is what you become
Behaviour: The way you act in result of the game


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