This document provides research on existing gaming magazine covers. It analyzes 3 magazine covers, noting elements like location/game depicted, camera angles, effects, lighting, costumes, props, colors, and fonts used. Common features identified are big, bold mastheads and inclusion of the issue number. Aspects the researcher will include in their own work are a large, clear masthead. The intended audience is described as those aged 16-25, of any gender, who enjoy gaming and want reviews of the best new games. The magazine aims to appeal to middle-class individuals interested in emulating others through unique, original content.

1. Research
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2. Existing Product
The location of this image is somewhere in a
video game and it looks like a game called
Doom, the angle of the character in the
middle is like straight on and it is showing
most of his body except from his legs, the
effects that have been used in this magazine
is that they have made like an explosion in
the background and like a fire effect and
they have also put what number the
magazine is, the use of lighting in the image
is that it is quite dark but they have made it
light Aswell because of the explosion there
is like a fire effect and that has made the
image a lot brighter, the costumes that have
been used are what the character looks in
the game and used his costume, the fonts
that have been used are big and bold and
really easy to read. It makes the reader want
to buy it because it is really eye catching and
I think that it looks good.

3. Existing Product
The angle that has been used to make
this is like the top of the PlayStation 5 to
show a bit of what it looks bit not too
much, the effects that have been used is
a darker blue but when the colour gets
closer to the PS it starts to glow around
it, the props that have been used in this
magazine is that they have featured a
ps5 in there magazine and that is what
the magazine is about. The colour that
has been used on the whole front cover
is blue, the fonts that have been used
are easy to read and the title is really big
so you know what they title is from a
distance away.

4. Existing Product
The location of this magazine is somewhere in a
game and it says that they game is Horizon forbidden
west the angle that has been used so capture this
pictures is that its just below the person looking
slightly up, the effects that have been used is like it’s
a bit foggy in the distance and there is something
flying towards the person, the lighting that has been
used I this magazine is that it is really bright because
it looks like it might be set during the day, the
costumes that have been used to make this image
looks like it would be something that Vikings would
have worn, the props that have been used are
something like a sward and something else like that,
the colours that have been used are loads of blues
and sandy colour and some of the things are green,
the font that have been used are really easy to see
and they stand out really well. This makes the
audience want to buy it because it is easy to read
and people would like that and if it is something that
they are interested in

5. Research Analysis
• What common features do the researched products
have?
• The common features that these products have are
they all are of a similar category and that is gaming and
they all have big bold master head and two of them
have what number they are
• What aspects of the research will you include within
your on work?
• The aspects of the work I will include in my own work
is a big bold master head and I will make it clear and
easy to read

6. Audience

7. Audience Profile
Category Demographic Content to appeal to this audience
Age Range
16-25 • It will appeal to this age range because it is
for people who like gaming and want to see
what the best games are and what kind of
reviews they have.
Gender
Male
Female
• It will appeal to both genders because
anyone who likes gaming can read these
magazines
Psychographic
Emulators • It will appeal to this audience because it
wont have anyone else's work into it and it
will be all my own work.
Social Status
Middle class • It will be for the middle class because you
will have to buy this magazine but it wont
be a lot of money