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Horizon Forbidden West: Language and Representation blog tasks Create a blogpost called 'Horizon Forbidden West: Language and Representation' and work through the following tasks. Language Introduction Read  this review of Horizon Forbidden West in the Financial Times  (should be non-paywalled but you can  read the text of article here if needed ). Answer the following questions: 1) Why does Guerrilla Games have 'a serious case of bad timing'?  The release of Horizon Forbidden West coincided with Elden Ring, a game that overshadowed it in terms of popularity. 2) What is the narrative for the original game Horizon Zero Dawn?  the narrative for the original game is  a thousand years after machines have wiped out most of humanity whilst survivors have formed tribal communities who view technology  as objects of suspicion. 3) How is the central character Aloy described?  as a resourceful and determined protagonist who takes on the responsibility ...

Women and videogames: blog tasks Work through the following blog tasks to complete our work on women in videogames and further feminist theory. Part 1: Background reading on Gamergate Read  this Guardian article on Gamergate 10 years on . Answer the following questions: 1) What was Gamergate?  it was a harassment campaign, to spread views against feminism and diversity in the visa game industry. 2) What is the recent controversy surrounding narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc?  Making game creators change the bodies of the characters in the games. 3) What does the article conclude regarding diversity in videogames? That its become more diverse. Part 2: Further Feminist Theory: Media Factsheet Use our Media Factsheet archive on the M: drive Media Shared (M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets) or  here using your Greenford Google login . Find Media Factsheet  #169 Further Feminist Theory , read the whole of the Factsheet and answer the following questions: 1) W...