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Online, Social & Participatory Media & Video Games: Media Language (2025 exams) Categorise
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Lara Croft Go
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
Available to play on iOS, Android and PS4
Developers endeavoured to create an ‘elegant board game aesthetic’
Part of a popular series of games
Character motivation: to be famous and popular and have the most social media followers
Character motivation: to make discoveries and collect artefacts
Camera is stationary for the most part
Narrative is carefully scripted with little deviation
Incorporates turn-based and reaction-based elements
The titular character is the hero of the narrative
Protagonist often looks into the frame of the camera
Bright, pastel graphics
Available to play on iOS, Android and Facebook
Received critical praise for its soundtrack
The titular character is the helper, donor and dispatcher of the narrative
Villain takes the form of rude or socially unpleasant people
Unashamedly promotes contemporary consumerist culture
Levels become increasingly difficult as the user progresses
Users can acquire in-game currency by watching short video advertisements
Narrative progresses through written and spoken interactions
Controversy over the sexualisation of the protagonist
User must solve puzzles in order to progress
Narrative progresses through physical action
User plays as a British archaeologist
Protagonist framed as small part of a wide landscape
Villain takes the form of fantastical monsters
User plays as a personalised avatar
Camera moves fluidly along with the character
Protagonist is usually framed in full shots or wide shots