Week 6,7,8

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Week 6 Female Tropes

  1. Begin by doing some research on current female characters that DO NOT fit into the damsel in distress trope.
  • Explain why you feel they don’t fit the definition of what a trope is.
  • Then research a female character that fits into the trope of being a Damsel in distress and discuss how and what segments of this character could be altered by the creators.
  • Include a screenshot or image of this character and which game she is in.

Week 7 Discussion Controversial Games

After you watched the following videos Top Video 10 Insanely Controversial Video Games

Please answer the following:

  1. From the game publisher’s perspective, what are the pros and cons of having one’s game labeled “controversial,” “violent,” or even “morally depraved”?
  2. Choose 2 games mentioned in the video that falls under these categories listing at least 2-pros and 2-cons of those games and how you came up with this synopsis.

 

  1. After you’ve posted, go back in and comment on someone else’s post that you either completely agree with, explaining why you are in agreeance, or comment on someone’s post that you don’t necessarily understand and why you feel there needs to be further clarity.

For further context, Read “Perspectives” on Pages (115 – 116) in the course text, and read the creators of the Fornite craze have crossed an ethical line (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/16/fortnite-video-game-addictive-children-tech)

Week 8: Brochure Discussion

This week you’re working on creating a very engaging brochure. However, there has to be balanced in everything you include and create.

For instance, you don’t want a brochure that’s too busy with crazy fonts and colors that don’t compliment each other. You want the consumer to read and want to purchase your game based on the graphics and testimonials.

DB Requirements:

After you’ve read 14 Ways to Make Your Sales Brochure Effective (https://www.zenbusiness.com/blog/brochures/) review the brochures below. and answer the following questions.

  1. Which brochure do you believe is more effective and why?
  2. Which is the worse brochure and how do you think it can be improved?
  3. What are some ideas you plan to incorporate within your brochure, and which do you plan to leave out and why?

Brochure One: Veggie Brochure

Brochure Two: Sportings Brochure

Brochure Three: Fornite Brochure Front

 

Brochure Three: Fornite Brochure Back