Videogames Flashcards
1
Q
Who regulates video games?
A
PEGI
2
Q
What does the AC series depict?
A
Fictional millennia-old struggle between assassins who fight for freedom and templars who desire peace through order
3
Q
What is the importance of PS Vita?
A
It was a handheld gaming console with touchscreen and joysticks immersing audience into action, it didn’t sell very well but originally AC liberation could only be played through the PS vita igniting sales.
4
Q
How was synergy used here?
A
The two media instructions PlayStation and UBIsoft worked together to create an image to inspire interest in both liberation and ps VITA
5
Q
What commercial factors influence production and marketing of video games?
A
- Budget and fun ting
- Return on investment
- Market trend and demographic
- Brand recognition and loyalty
- Monetisation strategies
6
Q
Theories in video games?
A
- Binary oppositions: bad guys vs good sellswell
- Fandom (Harry Jenkins) active participants in circulation of games
- Cultivation: desensitisation to violence
