In regards to using the Uses and Gratifications to determine my own personal response, I feel that my personal response to Skyrim apply's to three of the four main points of Bulmer and Katz's theory.
The first point I believe my personal response to Skyrim falls into is the Diversion point. At its basic fundamentals, video games are diversions, forms of entertainment designed to pass the time. AS such, Skyrim is a media product designed to be consumed in a way that incites enjoyment. I personally play Skyrim as a form of entertainment which means my personal response to Skyrim falls into the diversion point of Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications Theory.
The second point I feel my personal response to Skyrim falls into on Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratification's Theory is personal relationships. This is due to the fact Skyrim is a form of entertainment and due to this people will use Skyrim as a talking point. As a result, conversations can be started among friends, which would end up in strengthening personal relationships. This point also apply's to my personal response to Skyrim. Due to my liking of the game and the fact it also appeals to my friends, It has been the subject of many conversation and at points has also started them. As a result, my personal relationships have been strengthened due to interacting with Skyrim. Due to this, I feel my personal response to Skyrim apply's to the second point of Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications Theory.
The third and last point I feel from Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory that apply's to my personal response to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is personal identity. Due to the fact Skyrim is a video game and as such a form of entertainment can be associated as a form of personal identity should someone like and play video games. This is part of someones personality, and as such can be associated as a form of personal identity. Due to the fact I myself like video games, and as an extension, Skyrim, I feel this aspect of my personality is a part of my personal identity. Due to this, I feel that my personal response to Skyrim is relevant to the third point of Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications.
Overall, I feel my personal response to Skyrim applied highly to Bulmer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications Theory due to the fact my response covered 3 of the four main points. I feel that I have explored my responses relevance to the chosen points and that all three apply for definite.
Written Sources:
https://ladafranulovic.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/uses-gratifications-theory/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_and_gratifications_theory
Visual Sources:
http://www.slideshare.net/HeworthMedia1/audiences-and-video-games
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