teen vogue

• publisher – CONDE NAST
• issue – JANUARY 2003 – DECEMBER 2017 (went online)

• PSB – political and social stories and technology (wide audience)
• physical – online

• 14-17 y/o girls (primary)

tomb raider

• RADICAL – female protagonist
• challenges dominant ideologies
• main image – NVC because she is in a strong pose which makes her look confident. There are also images on the back of her abseiling and shooting monsters
• female empowerment

• sexualised to appeal to stereotypical audience (straight males) but not the wider audience (REACTIONARY)
• makes audience insecure
• theory of preferred reading HALL

the voice website

newspaper

The Voice, founded in 1982, is the only British national Afro-Caribbean weekly newspaper operating in the United Kingdom. The paper is based in London and is published every Thursday.

sims freeplay

Links to postmodernism – superficial – parody VS pastiche

Strategic life simulation

Developed by EA

Released for different devices

Received ‘generally favourable reviews’ from critics.

The game was banned in China, saudi arabia, United Arab States etc… for portraying homosexual couples

metroid: prime 2 echos

Gaming magazine for people aged 12+

Action Adventure game.

Developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube.

Released in November 2002

Artists for the game were Todd Keller and James H. Dargie

An enhanced version was released in 2009 for the Wii as a standalone game in Japan.