aliya mohamed

  When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? Lara Croft first appeared in 1996 Eidos Playstation game Tomb Raider and was the first computer game to feature a female character as the protagonist rather than a supporting role or a secondary character. What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games?  How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? Lara Croft has featured in films (the first starring Angelina Jolie; 2018 version rebooted the character). She has appeared on magazine covers more times than any supermodel. There have been advertising tie-ins, merchandise, comic books and  spin-offs featuring the character.  The franchise has had numerous incarnations before Lara Croft Go in 2015.    What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? What type of game is Lara Croft Go? How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? What iconography can be foun...

  Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. - The Daily Mirror audience is older with almost half the audience aged 65+. In terms of social class, most are in the C1, C2 DE social classes. They are likely to be in the Struggler, Resigned or Mainstream psychographic groups.  2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? - The Daily Mirror in our CSP  offers the audience opportunities to engage with the stories on a much more personal level . The newspaper is almost breaking through the normal codes and conventions of a news story to speak directly to the reader. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. -Surveillance – the main reason we read newspapers is to find out what is going on in the world around us.  We find out news, different opinions and catch up with the latest gossip and scandal....

  1) Wha t is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? a story about a row with French President Emmanuel Macron. Also prioritises Prime Minister Boris Johnson's message for the COP26 summit in Glasgow. 2) List the other news stories and kickers on the front page of the Times CSP edition. Why do you think the Times selected these for the front page? Kicker focuses on the super rich and their struggles to find staff. This is sympathetic to very rich people and also suggests to Times readers that the super rich are important and should feature on the front cover. 3) What is the main story on the inside page of the Times CSP edition and how is it constructed to appeal to Times readers?  Climate change story is surprising and subverts what we might normally expect in the Times. The headline is sympathetic to young people and suggests they are 'right to be angry'.  4) How are the Times front and inside pages designed t...

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? - gossip, celeb news  2)  What type of news can you typically find in a  broadsheet  newspaper? - politics 3) If someone is  left-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? - labour 4) If someone is  right-wing , which political party are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? - conservative 5) Why has there been a decline in newspaper sales in the last 20 years? - because of the internet and convenience  6) Why is a free press important in a democracy like the UK? - to avoid a dictatorship Extension task:  Read  this BBC website report on the impact of coronavirus on the newspaper industry .  Which newspapers were worst hit by Covid-19?  - Metro and the evening standard Which newspapers are trying to move their readers from print to digital? Why is the swi...