Just Dance
Genre-
Family orientated and based game, fitness
advised and supported, sporty people attracted to game as it is controlled with
full motion, party style game advised and used at parties to enhance excitement
and freedom, dance type game in which people dance to.
Content-
Songs from different artist / beats, vibrant colours
to make game eye catching and attracting towards players - inclusive /positive
Construction-
Diverse style game, surrealism used to give an
unreal image and make the game unique. UI motion based used in order to be able
to dance normally and move freely.
Narrative-
Large clear style interface, in order to be able
to see text clearly while dancing.
Common codes-
Animated style characters, backgrounds, environments –
avatar repetition – diagrammatic interface.
Profiling-
Groups, opinions. Some have negative opinions
towards the game – some have positive opinions towards the game.
The Last of Us
Genre-
Survival horror, action adventure style game to
enhance tension and create drama for this game. Its also has a thriller style
to it so the game is in some cases scary.
Content-
Realistic graphics used to give a realism effect
as in real life (film) – focus, grim – gloomy colours to create fear and give
horror environments, dimmed lighting, and negative.
Construction-
Apocalyptic style world which gives the player
the chance to survive and search for weapons freely etc., post-apocalyptic is
used to portray how the world changed and how the infection started. Exploration
added so player can keep an interest in the game.
Narrative-
Narrative driven in order to be able to listen and follow
the story line and objective plots clearly.
– Infection breaks out/find cure is the main story to the
game, and the main missions are to survive the infection.
Common codes-
Objectives used to keep player occupied, surviving
used to keep the player concentrated, strategy used to make the player be able
to think of ways to escape danger etc., avoiding death – facing deaths to add
drama to the game.
Profiling-
Opinions, different points of view e.g. (15 -25 ages)
people of these ages seem to have an interest in the game as the game is based
around a father and his daughter.
The Last Of Us & Just Dance
Media Text - This is any media products designed
for different audiences this can be portrayed in newspapers, magazines,
posters, and even films and website pages.
For the game
The Last Of Us, posters were released and adverts through TV to promote the
game, Usually the media text will represent the style of the game e.g. In the
game the Last Of us, one poster released was gloomy and dimmed to portray the
game would be scary and deadly.
However, in the game Just Dance they released bright vibrant posters to portray fun excitement and the instance of partying as this game is used at parties. They have also done this as this is a fun family orientated, positive game.
Semiotics – These are common in the games
industry as this stands for signs and symbols and their use or even
interpretation. E.g. the process of this is: things e.g. speeches about a game
on a website is denting itself towards the reader the readers are then decoding
this information. However people will have different opinions e.g. some people
may not like the speech and not like the game and some may like the game and
want to buy it.
An example
of this used in the making of the game The Last of Us is, the creators denoted
the game through websites and even YouTube videos. The way they denoted the
game gave off the impressions that the game was a survival horror. The people
reading or watching the information decoded this and from this different
opinions were shared.
The last of us semiotics example
Just Dance semiotics example
Genre – This is the game type/style e.g.
some games are classed as adventure, action, horror. Etc. In the case of the
game The Last of Us, the game style is survival/horror. This is because the aim
of the game is to survive the horrors of an apocalyptic world. In the case of
Just Dance, the genre is totally different e.g. it is a family orientated,
sporty, fitness game. For the game The Last of Us, the genre was implied
through many things from adverts, websites based around the game, posters and
newspaper articles. Most people seen the game as a survival horror from a TV
advert for the game Just Dance the genre was also implied through adverts
trailers, websites etc. Most people had seen the game as vibrant fun and
exciting from the main TV commercial.
The Last of Us genre example
Just Dance genre example
Content – This is key for games as this
defines what style game it is and this also portrays what interesting things
are in the game and why. E.g. an action game would be none to have guns and
deaths.
Content from
The Last of Us relates to the type of game it is e.g. there is guns and weapons
to survive in the survival type world and also zombies to portray an
apocalyptic world. Another main piece of content for The Last of Us was the DLC
named Left Behind. This initiated another part to the story which was important
to players who liked the game.
Content
from the game Just Dance relates to the type of the game e.g. there is bright
vibrant colours used to portray partying and fun and even on screen dancers to
show you what to do. There was also a DLC released named 5*This DLC added more
songs to dance to and was key for main players.
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Construction – This is where maps for games,
vehicles, building etc. are created by the game designers and then placed into
the game. The items /objects added to the game usually relate to how the game
works and the style of the game.
In the case
of the game The Last of Us, inventory’s were added in the game so the player
can easily asses what weapons they have and how much ammo they have e.c.t. Also
this construction links to key events in the game e.g. a mission in The Last of
Us contains a building being blown up near the player. This was added through
construction for the game.
In
the game Just Dance construction is different than in The Last of Us. On screen
dancers are added on to Just Dance to show the player what to do. This is a
very important piece of construction as it helps players dance and have fun
learning and playing the game. Also the bright colours were added to the game during
the construction to portray the party style game that it is.
Codes and Conventions – Codes are systems of signs put
together to create meaning (the signs are usually in a sequence) Conventions is
the way of doing things in games through repeated experiences. This way the
audience becomes familiar with these things and expect it in other games with
the same style.
In the game
The Last of Us, codes and conventions are used to portray what things are in
the game. The audience have become familiar with what things are in the game
meaning people who play this game expect to see deaths, blood, guns and
zombies.
In the game Just Dance the codes and conventions
are different but still are expected by the players of this game e.g. players
of this game expect to see the on screen dancer portraying what to do, bright
colours and many different songs to dance to.
The Last of Us Codes and Conventions example
Just Dance Codes and Conventions example
Modes of Address – This is how a game contacts (speaks)
to the audience e.g. first person, third person, omniscient narrator.
In The Last
of Us the game is played in third person which is more on the narrative side as
the third person follows different people in the game and doesn’t just focus on
one person.
However, in
the game Just Dance, it is based around first person as you yourself are the
character dancing in front of the screen; as the game is motion based.
The Last of Us modes of address example
Just Dance modes of address example
Target Demographic – This is the audience in which play
the game e.g. teenagers and young adult (16 – 25) may play a game and older
adults may not.
The target
demographic for The Last of Us is usually teenagers and young adults who play
the game. However some older adults tend to play as this game gives of a
fatherly impression e.g. in this game a older adults takes care of his daughter
In the case
of Just Dance, teenagers seem to play this and young adults as they seem to
party more than older adults. However some older adults tend to play in order
to exercise and keep in shape.
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