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INDUSTRY and AUDIENCE: Ownership and Franchise: Give summary of company who owns the product and a summary of the history of the Assassins Creed franchise : focus on key narrative elements, genre, recurring themes and USP of franchise as well as range of consoles and individual games in franchise. Ubisoft Montreal owns assassins creed. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The first release of this game was 29 October 2013. The developers were Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Kyiv. Maximising income: Other ways the franchise has to maximise income for the producers and increase the audience? Links to other media e.g film/TV and any physical merchandise? Other ways to maximise income for the producers could be by advertisement, for example posting a clip on a public platform, that shows a detailed view of the game and agrees with what the public wants for their gaming experience. TV sho

Research the history of video games and answer the questions below. 1 How have video games and consoles changed through history? Create a timeline highlighting major changes of each decade from 1970s-2020 Consider: • which consoles/devices were available • the important and influential games of the time • the advances in technology and playability • main audiences and links to other media e.g film,social media 2. What do the following terms mean? MMORPG AUGMENTED REALITY PERSISTENT WORLDS CRPG AVATOR 3. List and summarise the various audience pleasures and experiences that computer games can provide ( e.g completing levels , making money , competition with others etc. swapping tips and watching other gamers etc. )

Analyse the representation of gender in the music videos for "The Man " by Taylor Swift and "Riptide " by Vance Joy ( 30 marks / 800 words minimum) Gender in 'Riptide' by Vance Joy is represnted as patriachal over women, due to it's consistent examples of women as objects as oppose to men who are represented as superior beings and not subjects to inequality. The music video also has submissive references showing how women are under mens control by the traditional view that females should be glamourous and conform to the feminine style in society that is forced on women in the mainstream industry. Thoughtout the video females are trying to escape, fight for their survival or fit in with their stereotypical gender role. This video also focuses on how the woman has been drained of energy due to the pressure of society expecting her to be perfect which highlights her end result of falling apart showing her flaws and imprefections. This can be authentic