The Sims: Audience and Industries
Audience Read this App Store description and the customer reviews for The Sims FreePlay and answer the following questions: 1) What game information is provided on this page? Pick out three elements you think are important in terms of making the game appeal to an audience. 'Create their story', 'Customise to your Heart's content', 'Virtual community'. 2) How does the game information on this page reflect the strong element of participatory culture in The Sims? The use of words like 'Create' 'Customise' 'Choose' 'Design', gives the player an active role in shaping their own game play experience. 3) Read a few of the user reviews. What do they suggest about the audience pleasures of the game? Diversion: Engaging in romantic relationships and carrying all kinds of realistic activities. Personal Identity: They can mirror themselves through the characters they create and feel represented. Participatory culture Read this ac...