The document discusses several genres that are part of the college football game experience. The scoreboard provides information to help fans understand what is happening in the game. Team apparel allows fans to show support for their school and players. Signs and advertisements communicate messages to fans and help enforce rules and guidelines. These genres help shape interactions at games and allow fans to connect with the game and feel like part of the experience.
3. Where is it used and what is the
interaction it accomplishes?
It helps fans interact more with the game. It communicates
information about the game such as the time left, quarter
number, and the score. These are all basic ways to help fans
know what is going on.
Team apparel is more cultural but it is also social. It is used at
all sporting events. People are cheering for the team and
specific players through wearing the apparel.
Signs are used everywhere but when they are used at college
football games it is social and it conveys a message to fans.
4. Who uses the genre and to do what?
The scoreboard is used by both fans and players it helps
everyone keep up with the time and the score among other
things.
Apparel is used by fans to basically help them to connect with
the team it helps you feel like you are a part of it.
Ads and signs are used by the facility to communicate a given
message to the attendees.
5. What subject does the genre
discuss?
The scoreboard discusses the main theme of the game, its
good with helping you sort of keep up with the game.
Apparel really just emphasizes being a fan of both the game
and a specific team.
Ads and signs discuss a variety of subjects depending on the
message they are trying to convey.
6. What relationships does the genre
suggest?
The scoreboard suggests a social relationship with the fans
by showing a message and the score to the fans.
Team apparel suggests a relationship between fans and other
fans and also fans and the teams they cheer for.
Signs suggest also a social relationship because they project
a certain message to fans and spectators.
7. What roles does the genre suggest for
participants?
The scoreboard gives the score of the game, the time left in
the game, and other info that helps you stay involved in the
game.
Team apparel shows which team you are going for and also it
shows other participants whether or not they are on the
same side as you.
Signs provide advertisement, rules, and directions.
8. What kind of language are used within
this situation and genre pieces?
Numbers and words are used on a scoreboard.
Team apparel has symbols, logos, words, and numbers.
Signs/ads have symbols, logos, and words
9. What label would you put on this
situation?
It’s a college football game where a variety of people come to
watch there football team go out and perform. The
scoreboard helps fans feel more connected. Apparel makes
people feel like they are a part of it, and signs help keep the
place safe and sanitary.
10. How does the situation shape the genre
pieces?
In football usually the scoreboard has a video feed to display
replays and things like that once again to help the fans stay
connected. They are not like that for all sports so that’s one
way its shaped for football.
Apparel is the same for all sports you have shirts hats jerseys
and all sorts of things.
With signs and ads, the ads you will see here are specific to
their sponsors and with signs you will see more signs about
safety and sanitation.
11. How do the genres shape the situation?
The scoreboard provides info which helps keep everyone into
the football game by letting them know what is going on.
Team apparel gives fans a way of supporting their team and
shows the players that there are fans supporting them.
Signs/ads shape the game of football by depicting traditional
rules and ads for fans that may not know.
12. What does the genre allow its users to do
and what does is not allow them to do?
The scoreboard allows fans to understand what's happening
in the game. It doesn’t allow for fans to see a players
statistics.
Team apparel allows fans to show their pride. It does not
allow them to be on the field with the players.
Signs/ads allow for the officials or people in charge to show
rules and guidelines to follow while in the stadium. It does
not allow people to make their own rules.
13. Whose needs are most/least served by
this genre?
With the scoreboard the fans needs are most met in how
much more connected it helps them be.
With apparel it’s a tie between the fans and the organization.
The fans get all the stuff they need to go out and support
their team, while the organization makes the money to keep
the franchise alive
Ads and signs help the franchise keep the fans safe and the
stadium looking its best.
14. Does the genre enable its users to
represent themselves fully?
The scoreboard does not really represent the users that much
that I would say so I will go with yes it does if any.
With apparel it absolutely does. It helps the fans express
themselves by getting a variety of different sports attire.
With signs and ads I would say no because sometimes the
messages the signs give are restricting and people cannot
fully represent themselves.
