Unit 6 - Critical Response

Task 4 - Final Critical Essay Introduction  In this essay, I will be talking about how I think graphics in modern games have changed the market. I will be discussing a variety of games and how I think those games sell considering their graphics.  Graphics in the games industry has become one the driving forces to sell games in recent years because they promote a game saying that the better the graphics then the better the game will be. Whether this is the case is up to the audience, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".  The way a game looks is a very subjective topic. One member of the audience may prefer a more retro style over a photo-realistic version. Over the course of the last 30 years, graphics have undoubtedly become a lot better, games have become a lot more realistic because if you look at the graphics for one of the first games they are very blocky and unrealistic but the newer games like Uncharted is Photorealistic.  For this essay, I am loo...

Task 3 - Understand how media audiences respond to media products. Hypodermic Needle Theory The hypodermic needle theory is a type of manipulation that first occurred in the 1920's and 1930's after observing how well propaganda was used to portray a message to the public, the government started to use the television and radio to influence their citizens by passively feeding them information that they believe.This would be possible because in this era things like the radio and cinema were very new and so what they seen or heard they perceived as fact. Although this has become outdated due to the audiences becoming more active over the years the main stream media outlets still attempt to use tactics such as fear to persuade an audiences opinion. Reports on games and films being linked with violence such as Call of Duty linked with school shootings have an impact on adults and the older generation because it is a subject that they don't know much about so they believe ...

Task 2 - Understand how media producers create products for specific audiences. In modern media there are many ways that a company, business or franchise will lure in people to buy their product. Using different tactics companies have been able to grow using things like images, symbols and language to persuade people to buy.  Symbols Symbols are types of images that aren't directly linked to what they mean but mean it. For example if you go to public bathroom there will be symbols of a man for the men's toilets and there will be a symbol of a female for the women's toilets, theses aren't pictures of actual men and women and so are only symbols. When used correctly symbols can be a very effective and powerful tool to sell a product. Symbols are usually displayed to show a deeper meaning or a message in a particular brand. In a lot of adverts that have diamonds or jewelry you may see water surrounding it because water symbolizes purity and that's what ...