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Explore the ways in which audiences can use and take pleasure from videogames. Make explicit reference to assassins creed III Liberation.

male gaze for female protagonist

strong female women gratification

targeting minority audiences

targeting existing audiences through same typefaces on posters

henry jenkins fandom theory of my little pony assassins creed.

PS Vita - 2012 - immersion

One way in which audiences can take pleasure is through digital incentives.

escapism - murder

Games being gory can be a gratifying thing in itself.

Explore how recent technological changes have shaped Late Night Women's Hour

Distributed by BBC Sound
Mobile technology
Lauren Laverne

(mention presenter, participates, hygge episode)

scheduling of late night womens hour expects an older audience/more mature smaller audiences.

a benefit of digital technology is that is offers audiences the option to view things later.

graphic thumbnail of the presenter

Social Media presence means that they can interact with their listeners directly.


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