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1) What is the objective when playing the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
To get to experience being a celebrity and decide their life in the game
 2) What is an A-list celebrity? Why is it important in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
"A-list celebrity" is any person with an admired or desirable social status. It's important because Kim Kardashian is part of the A-list celebs.

3) How do you download the Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game?
On google play or app store(iPhone)

 4) What is the narrative or storyline of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? Where is it set?
?You start from an e-list celeb to grow to an A-list celeb it is set through 3 cities Beverly hills Hollywood, lax, Calabasas.

 5) What characters can you play as? What characters appear in the game?
Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian.

Audience

1) What audience pleasures are provided by the game? Use Blumler & Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory.
the 3 audiences pleasures is diversion, personal relationships and identity. 

2) Why is the game so addictive for audiences?
It's addictive because they are controlling Kim's life in the game.

3) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what is the preferred reading for Kim Kardashian Hollywood - how do the producers want the audience to react to the game? For the oppositional reading, why might someone dislike Kim Kardashian Hollywood?
They want the audiences to enjoy the game and some people might not like Kim Kardashian

 4) Why does James Liu think Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is so successful?
James Liu believes there are 3 main factors in the success of the mobile app: Branding, Publishing and Placement.

5) What does James Liu suggest is the reason players keep coming back to the game?
The reason is that people like coming back is because it's addictive, as they are playing with Kim and get to roleplay.
Representations

1) What representations of women can be found in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?
 it claims all woman are intrigued and want to be famous. 2) What representations of race, ethnicity or sexuality can be found in the game?

3) How does the game both reinforce and subvert stereotypes in the media?
It reinforces stereotypes by saying any race is able to become famous as there is no boundary as you have many opportunities but the only problem is that they made all avatars skinny as someone of weight will not like this,glu (the company who made the game did not let their avatars make them changer their body4) What does the game suggest regarding modern perceptions of celebrity and how to get famous?
celebs are represented as 
5) How might someone criticise the representation of celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?


Industries

1) How much does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood cost?

2) How does the game make money?

3) What subscriptions are available to Kim Kardashian: Hollywood?

4) How was Kim Kardashian: Hollywood marketed and promoted?

5) How does Kim Kardashian: Hollywood use media convergence to cross-promote the game and the Kardashian brand?

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