Genre Codes and conventions

Genre - Determine essay
Medium  - Video Games
Immersive, T.I.A.G
Narrative - Backstory



Codes & Conventions
Signs - these signs create meaning

Technical - How is 'Equipment' used to tell the story

1. Angles
2. Colours
3. Scenery
4. Audio
5. Overlay (Hud, Text, UI)
6. Lighting

Essay... Write what equipment is used in an example game to tell the story

Symbolic - Beneath the surface of what we see & hear in the game.

How does the character 'feel'

Essay - example game & explanation and how character feels





Conventions

Game can have a specific genre - e.g. horror

Back/Side lighting                               }             creates mystery/suspense
This is how you portray horror                                      Symbol




You cannot have a convention without code