Videogames case study 2 - Kim Kardashian: Hollywood blog tasks

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1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
To show you an representation of how celebrities such as Kim Kardashian life is.

2) What is an A-list celebrity? Why is it important in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
An A-list celebrity are the most powerful celebs in Hollywood right now, This is important to the game as kim Kardashian is known as an A-list celebrity.

3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
You can download the app from app store or play store

4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set?
The narrative of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is that you take advice from Kim Kardashian and follow the steps she tells you to do, For example the clothes she tells you to wear, Tells you what to say when you are being interviewed by reporters.

5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game?

Their will be paparazzis, famous people, your fans and Guys you'll go on dates with. You'll start of as a girl who is friends with Kim Kardashian who's life is going to change throughout the course of the game.

 

Audience

1) What audience pleasures are provided by the game? Use Blumler & Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory.

The intended audience for this game are aimed towards teenage girls who love Kim Kardashian

2) Why is the game so addictive for audiences? 
There are lots of different features and story line in the game which will be fun for kids around the ages 14+

3) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what is the preferred reading for Kim Kardashian Hollywood - how do the producers want the audience to react to the game? For the oppositional reading, why might someone dislike Kim Kardashian Hollywood?

The preferred reading for Kim Kardashian Hollywood is that of beauty and fashion and is like the reality of the Kardashians. The oppositional reading

4) Why does James Liu think Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is so successful?
Because he found Kim Kardashian: Hollywood to have merged its mechanics and aesthetics together pretty well.

5) What does James Liu suggest is the reason players keep coming back to the game?
He believes the game was well designed and addictive to play
Representations

1) What representations of women can be found in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
Women are made too look beautiful and a symbolic representation of the celebrity females

2) What representations of race, ethnicity or sexuality can be found in the game?
Women are the main attention in this game, Whereas the men are used for story lines such as dating.

3) How does the game both reinforce and subvert stereotypes in the media?
Shows representation of girl being only seen as attractive

4) What does the game suggest regarding modern perceptions of celebrity and how to get famous?

It shows a chain of events of how to become famous and how hard it is to live in the lifestyle of Kim Kardashian

5) How might someone criticise the representation of celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?

That celebrities only care about being famous and money, But not about the fans. It shows that you have to always dress good if your a celebrity because their is gonna be lots of paparazzi.
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1) How much does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood cost?
The game is free to download

2) How does the game make money?
The game makes money by promoting it on twitter, Instagram,facebook and snapchat and the amount of download it gets

3) What subscriptions are available to Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?

• Gold: 49.99 USD / month 
• Silver: 19.99 USD / month 
• Bronze: 4.99 USD / month

4) How was Kim Kardashian: Hollywood marketed and promoted?
The was promoted on twitter, Instagram,facebook and snapchat

5) How does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood use media convergence to cross-promote the game and the Kardashian brand?TV Show and social media channels are referenced in game.  Player encouraged to engage online and gain bonus items for sharing on Facebook. Game appears on Keeping Up with the Kardashians episodes.  TV Show is also referenced in game.