Videogames case study 2 - Kim Kardashian: Hollywood blog tasks
Create a blogpost called 'Kim Kardashian Hollywood CSP case study' and complete all the following questions under the subheadings Language, Representation, Industries and Audience.
Language
1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
2) What is an A-list celebrity? Why is it important in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
An a-list celebrity is someone with very high social status such as The Kardashians which is why it is so important to the game because the Kardashians are considered as a-list celebrities.
3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
To download the game you use any portable smart device and go on the app store,play store,etc
4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set?
It is about the Kardashian family and it is set in Hollywood.
5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game Kim Kardashian?
Audience
1) What audience pleasures are provided by the game? Use Blumler & Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory.
2) Why is the game Kim Kardashian so addictive for audiences?
It is addictive 3) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what is the preferred reading for Kim Kardashian Hollywood - how do the producers want the audience to react to the game? For the oppositional reading, why might someone dislike Kim Kardashian Hollywood?
Read this article from Forbes on why the Kim Kardashian game is so successful. If the website is blocked, you can access the text of the article here.
4) Why does James Liu think Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is so successful?
5) What does James Liu suggest is the reason players keep coming back to the game?
Representations
1) What representations of women can be found in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
2) What representations of race, ethnicity or sexuality can be found in the game?
3) How does the game both reinforce and subvert stereotypes in the media?
4) What does the game suggest regarding modern perceptions of celebrity and how to get famous?
Industries
1) How much does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood cost?
2) How does the game make money?
3) What subscriptions are available to Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
4) How was Kim Kardashian: Hollywood marketed and promoted?
5) How does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood use media convergence to cross-promote the game and the Kardashian brand?
Create a blogpost called 'Kim Kardashian Hollywood CSP case study' and complete all the following questions under the subheadings Language, Representation, Industries and Audience.
Language
1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
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An a-list celebrity is someone with very high social status such as The Kardashians which is why it is so important to the game because the Kardashians are considered as a-list celebrities.
3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
To download the game you use any portable smart device and go on the app store,play store,etc
4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set?
It is about the Kardashian family and it is set in Hollywood.
5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game Kim Kardashian?
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Audience
1) What audience pleasures are provided by the game? Use Blumler & Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory.
2) Why is the game Kim Kardashian so addictive for audiences?
It is addictive 3) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what is the preferred reading for Kim Kardashian Hollywood - how do the producers want the audience to react to the game? For the oppositional reading, why might someone dislike Kim Kardashian Hollywood?
Read this article from Forbes on why the Kim Kardashian game is so successful. If the website is blocked, you can access the text of the article here.
4) Why does James Liu think Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is so successful?
5) What does James Liu suggest is the reason players keep coming back to the game?
Representations
1) What representations of women can be found in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
2) What representations of race, ethnicity or sexuality can be found in the game?
3) How does the game both reinforce and subvert stereotypes in the media?
4) What does the game suggest regarding modern perceptions of celebrity and how to get famous?
5) How might someone criticise the representation of celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
Industries
1) How much does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood cost?
2) How does the game make money?
3) What subscriptions are available to Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
4) How was Kim Kardashian: Hollywood marketed and promoted?
5) How does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood use media convergence to cross-promote the game and the Kardashian brand?
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