1. Component One: Section B Investigating Media Industries and Audiences
Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
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2. Key Terms and Definitions:
PEGI:
MMORPG:
Persistent Worlds:
CRPG:
Augmented Reality:
Avatar:
PlayStation Vita:
Ubisoft:
Transgressive Behaviour:

3. Historical Context of Video Games Industry
Overview:
Popular Consoles:

4. Regulation of the Video Games Industry
Overview:

5. Regulation of the Video Games Industry
Why is regulation necessary?
What is PEGI?

6. What’s the Audience Appeal of Video Games?

7. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
Production, Distribution and Circulation:

8. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
Economic Context Summary:

9. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
Watch the trailer Challenge Question: How important is the trailer in the marketing of the game?

10. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
What is the Unique Selling Point of the PS Vita?: Who is the Target Audience?: Why do you think the creators of the game included the (female/mixed race) character of Aveline de Grandpre?

11. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
Social and Cultural Context: What issues are subject to debate in the gaming industry and why?

12. Set Product: Assassins Creed 3: Liberation
Study the following gameplay:
Key Question: Do you think that Aveline is a positive role model for female game players?

13. Key Theory: Bandura – Media Effects
What does Bandura suggest in his idea? (3 key points)

14. Key Theory: Bandura – Media Effects
Key Question: Do you agree with his theory? Can playing violent video games lead audiences to imitating them in real life?