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Albert Bandura- Hypodermic Needle Theory

The Hypodermic needle theory is a linear communication theory that suggests that media messages are injected directly into the brains of passive audiences. In Nazi Germany in the 1930's and during World War 2 films were used to 'inject' propaganda ideas promoting the Nazi cause to the German audience.

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To what extent does Assassins Creed III: Liberation present a threat to the audience both targeted and secondary? 
The target audience will be used to the violent images seen in the game because they are usually loyal fans to the brand and will have played similar games before. where as the secondary audience might not be as used to the violence because they have not played games similar to this before.

The Bobo Doll Experiment
The doll that was used in the experiment was intended to be hit and bounce back up again which could suggest that the toy is supposed to be hit and kicked by the children and they were simply being playful rather than violent.


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Videos of events
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 Fan produced media (example let's plays)
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Game feels completely rushed and the story felt boring. Only played it for the first time to know the story but don't think I will play again due to the buggy mechanics. The main character didn't really connect with me as others like Ezio and Connor. Pretty disappointed to be honest, felt like this game had so much potential, if it wasn't released for the Vita and truly worked on good by the developers.
Favorite Game of all time, this series is inclusive of just one Templar master but Aveline remains an awesome character. It is on the Playstation Vita the favorite console so far in the 8th Generations of Consoles in 2019 to 2020.


No compelling story (sad to even call it a story), terrible accents, voice overs are worse then skyrims two voice actors. Predictable game mechanics and the map isn't big so how can it look so bad? Hmm

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Merchandise, including soundtrack CDs and T –shirt
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Draw up a detailed pen portrait for the target audience for Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. Think age, gender, class, lifestyle, cultural capital…
Younger male audience. Middle/upper class because the games console, the game and the merchandise of the game is all very expensive.How does Assassin's Creed III: Liberation attract/target its audiences (primary and secondary, niche ('core') and generalised ('casual'?) ? 
The product is able to keep it's core fanbase because they have loyal fans and the main features of the game very rarely change. They are also able to target a secondary audience by changing the main character from a male to a female.

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