Kim Kardashion Flashcards
Audience
Appeal is that players are free to choose their avatars gender, ethnicity, looks and sexuality
Uses and gratification theory
Social integrative needs - fulfils their need for companionship
Tension release needs - escapism/diversion from normal life
Personal integrative - find things out about themselves and reinforce their own identity
Affective needs - emotional pleasent experience/ climbing up to A list
Cognitive needs - using media to find out about the world around them
Positive representation
All people are embraced in this game such as race, ethnicity, sexuality and gender
Negative representation
Has been criticised of how women are shown as it focuses on beauty, looks and dating
It suggests that women should want to be admired for their appearance, dating a man is the way to be happy and to be famous without having any clear talent
Narrative
The narrative of the game is to complete missions, gain more followers and get a higher celeb status
You are rewarded for going to parties or on dates
How it looks
The game is bright, cartoony and uses primary colours
Industries
The game is an example of a FREEMIUM app which is that is free to play but with ads on
The Kardashion History
- Robert Kardashion finds fame in OJ Simpson murder trial
- Kris remarried Bruce Jenner
- Sex tape by Kim
- Kim joins the reality TV show the simple life
- Keeping up with the kardashion
- Kim appears dancing with the stars
- Kim married Kanye
Harmful effects
Positive effects
How does Kim make money?
Sterotype - masculinity
Sterotype - femininty
Sterotype - place
Sterotype - class
