1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?  To work your way up the celebrity scale from Z-List to A-List.

2) What is an A-list celebrity? Why is it important in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? A-List celebrity is the best ranking a celebrity can be it defines your money and fame. Its important in the game because you have to work your way up the list. 

3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game? App store on your Iphone for free.

4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set? 

5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game? You can make your own character but ofcourse KIm K would be in the game.


Audience

1) Who is the intended audience for the Kim Kardashian Hollywood game? Why do you think this? People who want to escape from reality and seeing their personal identity in a game. This is because the game allows you to reinforce your own identity.

2) What audience pleasures are provided by the game? Use Blumler & Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory. The game includes: Personal relationships, diversion and escapism, personal identity and surveilance. 

3) Why is the game so addictive for audiences? The game makes you feel wanted and admired. This makes you have positive emotions about yourself.

Read this article from Forbes on why the Kim Kardashian game is so successful. If the website is blocked in school, you can access the text of the article here.

4) Why is Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is so successful? Because of branding, publishing and placement.

5) What is the reason players keep coming back to the game? To feel wanted and loved. Many people don't know how it feels to have fame so when playing this game it gives you a taste of luxuary 


Representations

1) What representations of women can be found in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Good looking and flawless. 

2) What representations of race, ethnicity or sexuality can be found in the game? There's all skin colours to make the game fair for everyone and has different sexualities to make the game played by everyone. 

3) How does the game both reinforce and subvert stereotypes in the media? Focuses on making her look attractive but doesn't sexualise her and emphasis her success.

4) What does the game suggest regarding modern perceptions of celebrity and how to get famous? To be good looking and rich. 

5) How might someone criticise the representation of celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? That women are controlling the game as normally men control big games/companies

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