Snapchat

Snapchat

Name of the Text: SnapchatDate/Time: September 2011Where did you find it? Friends at schoolGenre: CommunicationWhat is the purpose? Institution producing the text:  The purpose of using snap chat is to communicate with people that you are friends with but it is also used to show people on the "stories" what you have been doing or what events are happening. You can also send photo images to people to communicate to show people what your doing. 
Target audience: The target audience really ranges between 12-30, this is because lots of people use it as their main part of communication so it is used a lot. However, snap chat has sometimes been misused and has got some people into trouble where the exchange of explicit images of themselves has happened, this is also illegal and shouldn't happen so those who do use should be warned however many people use it as part of their communication and that is mainly it. 

New Xbox Game

Xbox One Game

Name of the Text: Bully

Date/Time: 26/08/2017

Where did you find it? Xbox Games store

 Genre: Action and Adventure

What is the purpose? Institution producing the text: The purpose of this game is to entertain someone who wants to play the game that doesn't know what else to do, the game is a very old game that was released in 2006 and has some of the best graphics for its time. it also is very basic but has some features that make it ahead of its time where you can have full customisation of the character given.

Target audience: The target audience is for 18+ users but again i feel that there is no obligation where someone of 16+ could play this game and not be fazed by the content. The only real problem of someone under the recommended age is that the game has violence, sexual content, bad language and drinking/drug taking and/or smoking, so this would not be the best influence for someone of the younger age who would be playing this game. 

overall i feel that some people would react negatively to this game as the object is to become someone who is feared in society so i feel that people would not approve of this type of game, however the story line and the graphics for its time would be outstanding to someone would was interested in this type of game or other games that are available.

Netflix

Netflix

Name of the Text: Netflix

Date/Time: 2/5/2017

Where did you find it? I saw a TV advert

Genre: All

What is the purpose? Institution producing the text:  The purpose of having Netflix is for peoples entertainment and for them to watch things that will make them laugh or cry. Netflix has many TV series and also has many movies that also include some of the latest released. 

Target audience: This type of media is for any age however you must be of legal age to pay the monthly subscription so therefore you must be 16+. On Netflix there is a child version where adults can allow their younger child/sibling to watch things that they are allowed to of their age for example, Pepper Pig (2+) or watch some of the programs on CBC (8+). There is a lot of content on Netflix which allows users to save movies for later or also series so they dont lose the thing they were watching or going to watch. The software also includes a pause motion where you can pause the thing you were watching and go back to continue watching what you were a month ago or just yesterday. 

Film

Film

Name of the Text: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Date/Time: 10/7/2017

Where did you find it? TV trailer

Genre: Action and Adventure/Fantasy/Scene Fiction  

What is the purpose? Institution producing the text: The purpose if to entertain someone who may watch the the film and to immerse someone into the film to make them feel included into the film.  

Target audience:  The target audience for the film to PG-13 so almost anyone can watch it, i feel that it is a really good film that has humour, romance, sorrow and also triumph. this film really captures the all of the different things you could want in a film. this film also became really popular at release however many went to watch the film because of the star Robert Downy. JR. At the box office it made 739.3 million USD this was 600 million above their original budget. The reviews of the film were unexpected as many were impressed with the new villains and the new actor of Spider-Man (Tom Holland), however 3% of all reviews were bad and were not happy with the film or the content that was portrayed. 

New Xbox Game

Xbox One Game

Name of the Text: Assassins Creed Unity

Date/Time:  17/8/2017

Where did you find it? CEX game and film store

Genre: Stealth/Action and Adventure game

What is the purpose? Institution producing the text: I feel that the game was very good at presenting its self as an assassins game where you have to complete certain missions within the game in order to continue the memory's that you are playing. The purpose is to get the person who is playing to get excited about what is going to happen/ what is to come later on in the game.

Target audience:  The games age rating is 18+ however i feel that there is no obligation to let someone of 16 years to play the game as there is no sexual content however there is violence and strong language, this would suggest that people who are under the recommended age should not play this however i feel that people of 16 would be able to play this and not be fazed by the content within. 

Other Reactions: Some people reacted differently to this game as i feel that some people were not as impressed by the depth of the game and what was in the game itself, however the game did get some good reviews on the depth of character customisation where you can customise the character over 1000 times to make him who you want him to become.