RishiGCSE Media Blog

  1) What were the first videogames like? The first video games was like a tennis game it was called tennis for two a simple two player Tennis stimulation built for a analogue machine   2) How have videogames changed over time? Video games have evolved during the decades by advancing in technology for example VR  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? Most successful games have one thing in common and it is taking someone away from reality. People like playing games to escape reality and to have a sense of relief  4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames? People criticise video games by saying they cause violence in children

  1) First, copy down the teacher's comments from your paper. Next, did you succeed in meeting or exceeding your target grade for GCSE Media? If not, how many additional marks do you need to achieve your target grade in this paper? Write this in a full answer.  WWW-You are using media terminology (such as platform) accurately and you remember some of the media theories and attempt to apply them. you have also  shown attempts to introduce the csp with a line of facts at the start of the answer which is good practice  EBI- you do tend to repeat the same point (eg needle time) without enough in depth knowledge of what the terms mean. you need to engage with the question by always linking back to it and make sure you have revised csp facts to back up your answer. your written english also needs to be accurate(spag).  My target grade is 6 My mark for this paper was 14 To achieve my target grade of a 6 , I would need to get 14 more marks We don't know exactly what grade boundaries AQ