CSP - The Sims FreePlay - Language + Representations

The Sims FreePlay CSP - Language & Representations blog tasks

Create a new blogpost called 'The Sims FreePlay CSP - Language & Representations' and complete the following tasks.

Language / Gameplay analysis

Watch The Sims: FreePlay trailer and answer the following questions:

1) What elements of gameplay are shown?

• Building
• Earning money
• Taking care of sims

2) What audience is the trailer targeting?

Teens and above

3) What audience pleasures are suggested by the trailer?

• Diversion
• Personal relationships
• Personal identities
• Surveillance

Now watch this walk-through of the beginning of The Sims FreePlay and answer the following questions:

1) How is the game constructed?

• Building
• Earning money
• Taking care of sims

2) What audience is this game targeting?

Teens and above. Its aimed at both males and females but pushed towards females as it shows more outfit choices for them than males

3) What audience pleasures does the game provide?

• Diversion
• Personal relationships
• Personal identities
• Surveillance

4) How does the game encourage in-app purchases?

• Buying free play crystals to speed up time 
• Adverts to gain free stuff

Representations

Re-watch some of the expansion pack trailers and answer the following questions:

1) How do the expansion pack (DLC) trailers reinforce or challenge dominant ideologies?

2) What stereotypes have you identified in The Sims FreePlay?

3) What media theories can you apply to representations in The Sims FreePlay?

Representation reading

Read this Forbes article on gender and racism in The Sims franchise and answer the following questions:

1) How realistic does The Sims intend to be?

2) How has The Sims tried to create more realistic representations of ethnicity?

3) How has The Sims responded to racism and sexism in society?

4) What is The Sims perspective on gender fluidity and identity?

5) How does The Sims reinforce the dominant capitalist ideologies of American culture?