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Language   1) When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? 1996 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? Indiana jones 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? It was featured in films and magazines 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? phones,laptops 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? puzzle game 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? -puzzle game -stages 7) What iconography can be found in Lara Croft Go? How does this help communicate the  genre  of the game? Think about mise-en-scene and setting here. spiders,snakes,treasure,setting of the waterfalls 8) What other characters or enemies feature in the game? snakes and spiders that get in her way 9) What is the setting for Lara Croft Go? How does this compare to previous Lara Croft or Tomb Raider games? The landscape is rainforest,enimies are sinister,buildings a...

  1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.) With more than 200m players worldwide 2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game? diversion-escapism to people if they enjoy fighting and shooting games 3) Why might some people criticise Fortnite? There is violence within the game itself which people believe a younger audience should not play

  Audience 1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can. The Times' target audience, according to ABC data, is predominantly  ABC1, over 35  and has a liberal/ right-wing political stance. This well-educated and middle-class audience take an interest in national and global affairs and can understand and engage with detailed political reporting . 2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment? There is more writing and the image is much more smaller which makes it harder for a more younger audience to read it because they would see it as boring. 3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected  or  challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?   The design of new stories appeal to a wider audience and don't only ta...