Assassins Creed Audiences Flashcards
Developed by
Ubisoft
Which game is for audiences
Assassins Creed 3 Liberation
Release day
October 30th 2012
Game was exclusive to
PS vita But later on lots of
Primary target
Historically male - seriously + competitive
Homogeneous- most developers are male
Why a lack of female audience
“damsel of distress”
submissive misoginised and objectified
Developers make the women unrealistically desirable- minimal clothing
Target audience from the trailer
Females and males, fans of franchise, hard core gamers
Multi player online role playing
game experience where audiences can play simultaneously, promotes interactive
Persistent worlds
Aim for game players to play a narrative + complete series of missions ,
Time consuming + require investment
Hand held devices
existing familiar pleasure but alternatively through a hand help device
Female protagonist
familiar pleasure to fans with narrative situation + assassins v templar’s open world gameplay
in hope of attracting new audience
Aveline positive role model
Fails to be sexualised
adapts role of hero
subverts stereotype
strength bravery and combat skills
Appeal of role playing games
chance to try on characteristics which they would like to have
Diversion/escapism with complete passiveness into fictional world
unique about Intertextuality
borrows codes and conventions from other texts
cinematic filming and recognisable audio and visual codes to create familiar environment
positioning of the audience adopts further appeal?
“omniscient” perspective
resulting in full control visuals of Ave + world
Ability to manipulate character and make key decisions
