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A brief history of videogames: blog task Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the videogames industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions: 1) What were the first videogames like? The first videogames were simple meaning it had no colour nor graphics. 2) How have videogames changed over time? Videogames changed a lot over time by having colour put in and by making the graphic look realistic. 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? The most successful game have a few common things and they are:  1)The fact that you can communicate with others and play meaning they are social games. 2)They have colour version and background screen instead of having it black nor green like the ones on the the old gameboy console. 3)They have created realistic looking graphics and made the game stand so that it a

Re-watch the Galaxy advert then answer the questions below:   1) Who is Audrey Hepburn? Audrey Hepburn was a British actress, model, dancer. 2) Why did Galaxy select Audrey Hepburn for this advert?  Galaxy  selected Audrey Hepburn for this advert this is because this fits with her role as a romantic comedy lead woman and the fact that she is a actress and that she is famous reinforces the chocolate that it is luxurious.   3) What are the connotations of Audrey Hepburn and celebrity in this advert?  Audrey Hepburn connotes celebrities are more stylish and more attractive than the people on the bus. 4) Why is the advert set in the 1950s? What audience pleasure does this provide? This advert was set in the 1950s this is because during this time women were more stylish and this provide luxury and escapism for the audience pleasure. 5) What is intertextuality? The relationship between texts e.g. the Galaxy chocolate bar logo font is drizzled chocolate this connotes the actual ch