The magazine represents social groups by featuring two female gamer/musicians on the cover to contrast the stereotype of male gamers. Using females appeals to both male and female audiences for a genre typically thought to be for males. The two models also depict different subcultures (hipster and scene) to show the diversity of the genre's audience.

1. Question 2.
How does your media
product represent
particular social
groups?

2. The models that were in the
photos for my magazine
were chosen as they
contrast the stereotype of
the gamer being
overweight, lazy and
introverted male. Instead, I
used a photo of two female
gamer/musicians outside
with very colourful
surroundings. This would
appeal more to the target
audience because they
wouldn’t see themselves as
the stereotypical gamer.

3. Females were used in the
photos as this would
appeal to both male and
female audiences. As the
genre is mostly thought
to be for males, having
females on the cover will
make the female readers
more comfortable buying
it as they are represented
on the cover.

4. The models used also
shows the different
stereotypes that are part
of the audience of the
genre. The girl on the left
appears to be of a more
hipster
stereotype, whereas the
girl on the right is more
scene. Seeing the two
together as a band shows
the diversity of the
audience of the genre.