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AUDIENCES & INSTITUTIONSAUDIENCES & INSTITUTIONS
VIDEO GAMESVIDEO GAMES
Lesson 4Lesson 4
Video Game Video Game
Cover ConventionsCover Conventions
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AIMS
•To understand the conventional layout of a video game cover
•To understand how to analyse representations in a video game cover
•To understand how to decode target audience from a video game cover
KEY TERMS
Conventions
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TASK
Annotate the conventions of the video game cover you found last lesson.
QUESTION
WHAT CONVENTIONS WOULD WE TYPICALLY EXPECT TO FIND ON A
VIDEO GAME COVER?
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Format
In this example the format is X-Box 360. Online play is available, which is connoted by the X-Box live logo. The purpose of this feature is to ensure the audience’s console is compatible with the game.
Main Image
Title/Logo/ Typography
Background Image
Age Advice
Institutional Information
SLIDE 1 – FRONT COVER CONVENTIONS
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SLIDE 2 – BACK COVER CONVENTIONS
Blurb
Expanded Age Advice
BarcodeHealth Warning
Game InformationOnline
Information
Credits and Copyright
In-Game Screenshots
Gameplay Features
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P.E.E.Point. Example. Explain.
Point – Simply identify the feature ( 1-5 words, underlined)
Example - Describe how that feature is used on your cover in detail (1-2 sentences)
Explain - say what the purpose of that feature is on a video game cover. (1-2 sentences)
For Example:P - FormatE - In this example the format is X-Box 360. Online play is available, which is connoted by the X-Box live logo. E- The purpose of this feature is to ensure the audience’s console is compatible with the game.
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TASK
Annotate the conventions of the video game cover you found last lesson using
P.E.E.
DUE, PRINTED OUT
BEGINNING OF NEXT LESSON
WEDNESDAY 7th OCTOBER 2.05PM