Lara Croft Go blog task
Language
1) Who is Lara Croft and when did she first appear in a videogame?
Lara Croft appeared in the game called Tomb Raider and she was a female character as a protagonist.
2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games?
The genre of the movie is action/adventure and was influenced by Indiana Jones.
3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame?
Appeared on magazine covers, merchandise, comics , advertising tie-ins and spin-offs featuring the characters.
4) What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on?
PlayStation
5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go?
The games includes fighting, dangerous obstacles, very violent and adventurous game.
6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline)?
?
7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the sub-genre of videogame?
gives it a dangerous theme because of the adventurous genre.
8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game?
creatures like snakes and scoripians
9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider games?
jungle
10) Read this BBC article on the history of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider. How has the character of Lara Croft evolved over the last 20 years?
?
Audience
1) Why might an audience enjoy playing Lara Croft Go?
addictive to the target audience and also in interesting. Full of excitement.
2) Where and when might an audience play a game like Lara Croft Go? Think about the device it is played on and the times of the day someone might want to play the game.
Playstation
3) How did Square Enix design Lara Croft to make it appealing to an audience?
Acrobatics and platforming are key features of a Tomb Raider adventure, and we quickly realized that Lara had to be fully animated. Our animator did an amazing job of quickly producing a first batch of short animations for Lara, and immediately everything felt better. Again, we looked back at Lara’s classic animations from the first Tomb Raider and they fit right in with our turn-based game.”
4) Which of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory might apply to Lara Croft Go?
informed and educated
5) Who is the target audience for Lara Croft Go? How does brand loyalty contribute to this target audience?
various groups
Representation
1) How are women usually represented in videogames?
Object of sexual desire.
2) How does the character of Lara Croft reinforce female stereotypes in the media?
attracts male audience
3) How does the character of Lara Croft subvert female stereotypes in the media?
action hero
4) Why do some people believe the videogames industry is sexist and needs to change?
more male characters
5) Do you think Lara Croft is an empowering feminist icon or just another objectified woman designed to appeal to male gamers?
Industries
1) What does PEGI stand for?
pan european game information
2) What is PEGI's job?
a rating system that helps consumers to get an informed decision about the game.
3) Which company created Lara Croft Go?
Core designer
4) What two popular videogame franchises were combined to create Lara Croft Go?
Lara croft go tomb raider and the hitman go mobile game
5) What else is part of the Lara Croft/Tomb Raider franchise?
Square Enix
1) Who is Lara Croft and when did she first appear in a videogame?
Lara Croft appeared in the game called Tomb Raider and she was a female character as a protagonist.
2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games?
The genre of the movie is action/adventure and was influenced by Indiana Jones.
3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame?
Appeared on magazine covers, merchandise, comics , advertising tie-ins and spin-offs featuring the characters.
4) What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on?
PlayStation
5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go?
The games includes fighting, dangerous obstacles, very violent and adventurous game.
6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline)?
?
7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the sub-genre of videogame?
gives it a dangerous theme because of the adventurous genre.
8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game?
creatures like snakes and scoripians
9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider games?
jungle
10) Read this BBC article on the history of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider. How has the character of Lara Croft evolved over the last 20 years?
?
Audience
1) Why might an audience enjoy playing Lara Croft Go?
addictive to the target audience and also in interesting. Full of excitement.
2) Where and when might an audience play a game like Lara Croft Go? Think about the device it is played on and the times of the day someone might want to play the game.
Playstation
3) How did Square Enix design Lara Croft to make it appealing to an audience?
Acrobatics and platforming are key features of a Tomb Raider adventure, and we quickly realized that Lara had to be fully animated. Our animator did an amazing job of quickly producing a first batch of short animations for Lara, and immediately everything felt better. Again, we looked back at Lara’s classic animations from the first Tomb Raider and they fit right in with our turn-based game.”
4) Which of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory might apply to Lara Croft Go?
informed and educated
5) Who is the target audience for Lara Croft Go? How does brand loyalty contribute to this target audience?
various groups
Representation
1) How are women usually represented in videogames?
Object of sexual desire.
attracts male audience
3) How does the character of Lara Croft subvert female stereotypes in the media?
action hero
4) Why do some people believe the videogames industry is sexist and needs to change?
more male characters
5) Do you think Lara Croft is an empowering feminist icon or just another objectified woman designed to appeal to male gamers?
empowering feminist
Industries
1) What does PEGI stand for?
pan european game information
2) What is PEGI's job?
a rating system that helps consumers to get an informed decision about the game.
3) Which company created Lara Croft Go?
Core designer
4) What two popular videogame franchises were combined to create Lara Croft Go?
Lara croft go tomb raider and the hitman go mobile game
5) What else is part of the Lara Croft/Tomb Raider franchise?
Square Enix
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