Summer Research Project

The game I researched is Dark Souls.

The genre of this game is - action/adventure.

Dark Souls is a role-playing game set in an open world environment. Dark Souls can be played on the PS3 and Xbox, later accessible through the PC. Dark Souls allows the player to control an undead  seeking humanity to regain his freedom. The plot is left for the player to figure out as it is one with mystery and surprises. The overall story of the game is that an undead (the player) will finally escape the northern undead asylum to see refuge in the Firelink Shrine. There the player meets a guide where he tells him to ring two bells, one up above and one down below. 

                                        The game takes place in the Kingdom of Lordran

In the back cover, there is a title saying "Prepare to Die" many people might think this is a joke but in reality, once a person starts playing the game, they will die over and over again, it is an extremely hard game with no options to ease the process. Play with caution!

  

(I know this is not English! Couldn't find English one!) 

The game hit such a high rating that the makers of the game decided to release a DLC to the game (Downloadable Content). In other words, a new area and new bosses to discover!

Here is a picture of one of the new bosses and the cover of the DLC

The game targets those that are by the ages of 16-40. It has awesome game play and amazing graphics.This game is aimed to mostly males as they would prefer more action then females. The percentages will probably be; 75% Male 25% Female

The game makers are From Software in Japan. The game was published by Namco Bandai Games on PS3 and Xbox, later being accessible from the PC.

Dark Souls is also a sequel to the 2009 hit-game Demons Souls, overpowering it in rating! 

The game was extremely successful as said before they made a DLC a year after, and now in 2014 they are making Dark Souls 2 on March!

Here is a trailer of Dark Souls, Dark Souls DLC and Dark Souls 2!

Thank you for reading!

Minority Report Analysis

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OTHbF5UdlrgETMX6MohGX4E2E-MEkoqNJRhrl1qrc8I/edit?usp=sharing

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Target Audience Profile (Video Game)

Fonts Typography

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Analysing Photo's

This image starts off the mini-story with a wide shot showing the building where the story starts off.








This image is a high angle shot. It shows the beginning of the short story where the teacher is scolding the student for breaking the rules.






The student is upset after the Teacher scolds him for breaking the rules. This is a low angle shot.









 This is a over-shoulder shot where the teacher scolds the teacher again for breaking the rules.

The student is running away after being told by the teacher. It is a long shot as it is showing the surroundings as well as the person.

This image is a medium shot . The meaning of this image is to show the student being bullied at school after he left the scolding of the teacher.

This image is off the student being bullied again behind school blocks. It is a medium close-up shot.

This is a close-up with the student crying after what happened. It is a shot showing his face in close.

After being told off by the teacher and bullied at school, the student decides to sit alone to read a book. This is an unusual perspective shot.

The student is being bullied by other student as he did something wrong. This is a medium shot showing the people from toe to head.

This final image is showing the end of the story where the student dies. This is a high shot as it used to show weakness.

Videogame Analysis (L.I.A.R)

Language:
The title in the back cover, and the image in the background are somewhat to do with surviving. The YOU in the title can be defined to target the buying audience, giving an effect of curiosity and the eager to play the game. The image in the background shows a man on his own which can be something similar to solidarity or loneliness. The game's ethnicity is varied as there are a mixture of races in it.
                                                                                                 
Institution:
The makers of The Last of Us are one of the best game makers in the world right now. They are the same company that made Uncharted 3 which also hit the top charts. The game company that created the Last of Us is none other than Naughty Dog. The game made itself to the top of the gaming charts if not the first. This is because of the tremendous emotion in putted in the game of the relationship between the hero and the girl, as they escape hordes of zombies/bandits to reach the Fireflies.

Audience:
This game would most likely target a mixed gender, probably more boys then girls, with a percentage of 60% boys and 40% girls. The game will appeal to mostly 14 year old's up to late twenties or early thirties, due to the emotion and action put into the Last of Us. This game is aimed at lower middle to upper middle class as it has a good storyline.

Representation:
The original design makes people wonder what is going in this game, what's the link between that young girl and the mysterious looking man? It is notable that the eye colour of the two protagonists are completely different and there looks are not similar either, meaning they are not blood related. The title is represented in a way which makes the audience think, why is the video game called the Last of Us and what does that meaning have to do with the game? As it is unusual for a normal video game.