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Assassin's creed liberation Assassin's creed liberation is an action-adventure video game which was developed and published by Ubisoft. It was directed by Julian Gollop and produced by Martin Cape. This game is a franchise (an offshoot) and was originally exclusive for PlayStation Vita, however on October 30th 2012 the game was released alongside Assassin's creed III. The the game was re-released as Assassin's creed: Liberation HD for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.   The game is set between 1765 and 1777, during the French and Indian war in the 18th century, New Orleans, which features the games first female protagonist who is an African-French assasin who goes by the name of Aveline de Grandpré. It can be said that the plot of this game is that it's set in a fictional history of real world events which follows the centuries of the struggles between Assassin's who, with free will fight for peace and the Templers who had desi...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies can be identified as something like a spin-off of a spin-off game in 2011, which in other words is the game of the Call of Duty series Zombies mode and developed on to the sequel to Call of Duty: Zombies. Ideaworks Game Studio were the ones who developed the game alongside the publisher, Activision, introducing the 2 platforms used: the iOS in December 1st 2011 and the Android in August 2012. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies presents the player with a zombie experience on the mobile platform, alongside other Call of Duty series. The game gives the option to play solo or to truly experience a battle by opting to a multiplayer with up to 4 people using the voice chat feature. It also includes ranks which are based on Experience Points and consists of completing one level to reach to the level above and reach the total of 50 levels. The game uses avatars commonly known as characters who in this case are first person shooters. This also allows the play...

This newspaper article represents a negative stereotype of young teenagers. It can also be said that this article shows many ways in which the police and the youths are also represented in the media. This article can portray many stereotypes about young youths/ teenagers in ways such as most being violent which leads to them committing offences and crimes. To many it could highlight a few stereotypes towards police officers such as, due to some experiences people may have they may think that all police officers are evil. The hypodermic needle theory uses these stereotypes to highlight adults perspectives mostly on the younger generation. This has been highlighted through the title and the specific language 'Three teenagers', making the headline noticeable and making the police officer a victim of the headline news. This article implies that teenagers are into crime and violence but also the idea of carrying dangerous weapons too. It can also put fear into adults against t...

Video Games   History and Industry: Modern Industry: An industry which includes technology  Large Profits: Can be an industry which makes a large amount of money   Audience Changes: This is when the audiences standards are higher due to the improvements in the technology   Technological Changes: Advanced technology which allows a wider variety in games Narrative & Structure: The story that the game tells  Franchises & Spinoffs: The same company but makes more than one version of the game Marketing & Distribution: Its the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user  Regulation: PEGI Audience responses (feedback, influence or content ): The audiences opinion on the game which can lead to different actions  Key Terms: Inter Textuality:  References to another media text e.g. film  Audience Appeal:  How the product interests its audience  Avatar:  The...

The Sun Analysis The masthead of this news cover is ' The Sun ' which identifies itself as a right wing, tabloid and links in with the royal family or in other words, in favour of the royal family. This is also proven as the front cover uses Meghan as the main headline with ' ROYAL EXCLUSIVE ' as the selling point which is used because most people love and are interested in the royal family and what they do in their day to day lives. Which is why announcing that their is an royal exclusive would attract most peoples attention alongside a story about Prince Harry's wife to be Meghan. Due to it containing the royal family, we would expect the language to give off a positive connotation. Majority of the front cover is about Meghan which is understood as the main story, however instead of showing the readers the happy couple, it shows a negative of Meghan having a rift with her dad. Without reading the article, the headline portrays that Meghan could pote...

Theories             Semiotics Created by Barthes  Signs and Signifiers  Sign = Form  Signification = meaning we attach  Encode and Decode            Representation Created by Hall Signs and Codes Stereotypes creates meaning  Based on inequalities  Stereotypes reduces people              Reception   Created by Hall  Encode and Decode  3 ways to respond to a media text: dominant  negotiated  oppositional Position/reading                Identity Created by Gauntlett Identity is constructed using tools from media "Pick + Mix"           Cultivation Created by Gerbner  Repetition of representations =changes audiences perspectives