Media Homework - Task 3 On Saturday the 17th of March I tracked my app usage for the day, in which I found myself hardly using my phone within the 24 hours. I found that I only used my phone when I was waiting between rounds on games on my Xbox and when I got bored of Xbox and decided to come off. After watching some videos on Youtube I then went downstairs and remained with my family for the rest of the day without my phone.
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Gender representation Week 1 - Task 1 I think the main reasons for the lack of equality to women is because children are mainly attracted to action type genres of video games. Men are stereotypically ‘muscly’ or ‘butch’ where as women aren’t usually classed as ‘muscly’ or ‘butch’. In the popular video games the person playing would prefer to pick the most masculine man rather than a female. However, in a video game where the main protagonist is a female, such as Lara Croft, would be seen as thin with hardly any muscle, wearing short shorts or short t-shirts. However, some female characters in video games such as Super Mario for example the female characters are seen as ‘damsels in distress’ and need rescuing. Week 2 - Task 2 -Women are only viewed as the stereotypical ‘woman’. -Women need to be recognised for so much more than housewives in Hollywood movies. -Women are judged on how pretty or skinny they are, if they aren’t skinny or pretty they aren’t the stereotypical Holl...
Gender Representation Kayla
Task 1: I believe that women in video games are used to show how handsome or heroic the male is by playing the damsel in distress or simply pining over his looks and charms. Due to society and the way they picture females, our characters are never often seen as 'powerful' or able to achieve the same as what men can. With the obvious body differences we are separated into a different category and almost treated like a different species. In the past we were seen as the secondary gender and as of recently that has changed- most people are not adjusting so they turn to their old ways and hope it sells to those who believe men are stronger and better than women. Gender stereotypes have corrupted the gaming industry with their petty ideas of what a hero or a powerful character should look like. Female characters are often in costumes that shoe off a lot of skin there for promoting the sexual side of the game. Task 2: -Women need men to get recognised in the film industry. -Gen...
Gender Representation Homework-Task 1 Video Games
I think that one of the main reasons that there is a lack of equality is that the most popular game very likely will feature a set of characters that are mainly male. As action is the best-selling game, the stereotypical strong, muscly action-man protagonist will often make an appearance and is usually the character that is picked by the player because they seem 'butch' and 'masculine'. In the occasion that a female is the main protagonist (such as Lara Croft), they will either be dressed in something quite revealing or a tight bodysuit. These are usually characters from action and shooter games; however, in games such as Super Mario, the female characters aren't featured a lot and are represented as helpless- which is when the male character swoops in to save her.