assassin’s creed

Question 1

MMORPG

Answer 1

massively multiplayer online role playing game

Question 2

DLC

Answer 2

downloadable content

Question 3

AAA games

Answer 3

• title developed by a large studio and funded by a massive budget
• these will have a marketing budget in multiple millions of dollars, planned to earn out in excess of 1M titles sold
• generally released onto major platforms

Question 4

different types of videogames: sidescroller

Answer 4

has characters that move to the right, avoiding objects and obstacles to succeed

Question 5

different types of videogames: sandbox

Answer 5

minimal limitations are placed on the gamer, emphasis placed on roaming

Question 6

different types of videogames: RPG

Answer 6

own avatar designed as you progress through the game

Question 7

different types of videogames: shooter

Answer 7

based around shooting, played either in 1st person or 3rd person

Question 8

different types of videogames: narrative

Answer 8

the story underpins the gameplay

Question 9

avg age of a gamer?

Answer 9

avg age of a gamer is 35

Question 10

games can be complex in their construction and the demands made on the gamer compared with other texts:

Answer 10

• hand-eye coordination
• fast learning
• calm under pressure
• muscle memory
• timing
• knowing the right combinations
• bad eyes, reading small texts is challenging
• understanding the complex narrative to enjoy the game
• understanding many gameplay features

Question 11

Henry Jenkins’ fandom theory

Answer 11

• fans are active participants in the construction and circulation of textual meanings
• fans shape media texts and read them in ways that are not fully authorised by the media producers (textual poaching)
• fans construct their social and cultural identities through borrowing and changing mass cultural images and are a part of a participatory culture that has an energetic community

Question 12

Henry jenkins theorises that within a participatory culture, there are:

Answer 12

• low barriers to artistic expresison and public engagement
• strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others
• some type of informal mentorship, what’s known by the most experienced is passed along by novices
• members believe that their contributions matter
• members feel some degree of social connection with one another/ care for what other people think of their creations
• not every member must contribute, but all must believe that they are free to contribute when they are ready to and what they contribute will be appropriately valued

Question 13

different types of videogames: open world

Answer 13

• the player can freely explore the world that the game is set in, which can provide rewards and advantages
• you are not required to do the missions in any particular order

Question 14

how does the trailer of AC liberation attract new audiences vs loyal audiences?

Answer 14

new audiences:
- new features like the black female protagonist are given, which resonates with particular groups that may not have felt represented previously, this may excite them to play what has never been seen before in the previous games
- the struggles of black people are also shown which makes them resonate more
- there is a new time period that comes along with this

loyal audiences:
- they are attracted by the showing of conventions and regular gameplay of the AC franchise
- this makes them want to continue to complete all the games in the franchise

Question 15

Bartle’s taxonomy of gamers

Answer 15

There are 4 types of people who play videogames:
- socialisers- they play the game for the social aspect
- killers- they want to beat everyone and cause pain to the other players
- achievers- they want to complete everything within the game
- explorers- they want to explore the open world

Question 16

TO ADD: industry- regulation
clay shirky audience
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