Video Games (Assassin's Creed Valhalla) Flashcards
Who came up with the postmodernism theory and what is it??
Baudrillard
Simulated and electronic images have become more real than physical reality, causing the line between reality and simulation to be very blurred
What is postmodernism??
A look past the modern concept of something (in this case, reality)
What are Baudrillard’s 4 stages of simulacra??
- Faithful copy/image
- Unfaithful copy
- A copy with no original
- Pure simulation
Why do video games support the postmodernism theory??
They’re becoming increasingly more realistic and making it harder to decipher what is real (VR)
How do audiences influence perceptions on reality??
- How much an audience believes a reality is how much they desire it
- Things can be simultaneously real and not real depending on the audience
Who did the Bobo Doll Experiment and what was it??
Albert Bandura
Children shown a video of an adult being violent towards a Bobo doll and then were put in a room with one. Most children were then violent towards it
What company regulates video games??
VSC (Video Standards Council) using the PEGI system
What are the 3 reasons that storytelling in video games is different than storytelling in films??
- Length (video games take multitudes of hours to complete)
- Engagement (can be more enticing with video games)
- Levels of escapism
What are the 2 things that determine how real an audience views a game??
- Game mechanics
- Appearance (sound, graphics, perspective, etc)
What’s different about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla compared to the other AC games?? (2 things)
- There’s an option to play as a female
- It’s set in a historical period
What is the fandom theory??
Fans are active participants in the construction and circulation of textual meanings
What is textual poaching??
Fans appropriate texts and read them in ways that aren’t fully authorised by the media producer (e.g. memes)
Why does the female playable character in ACV not have all masculine features??
it could be argued that this takes away the opportunity of there being a feminine playable character and causes the question of how far can masculinity go before it’s too much?
Why are there not many ‘feminine’ themes in ACV??
It’s easier to include masculine theme to femininity than feminine themes to masculinity. Male audiences wouldn’t buy a video game with many ‘feminine’ themes
Who’s idea is the fandom theory?
Henry Jenkins
