By Charley Thomas and Georgina Fleming

FarmvilleDeveloped by Zynga

82.4 million users (20% of Facebook users and 1% of population)

Clone of FarmTown

FarmvilleCreate Avatar

Create Farm

And make money

Hyper reality and simulacra Baudrillard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpPEXNtz_TY

FarmvilleThemes

Christmas – Christmas tree

Easter – Easter BasketHalloween –

DecorationsChinese New Year

and Earth Day(based on

Meta-narratives)Intertextuality

Mario Brothers...etc

FarmvilleFriend and Neighbours

Unwilt plants Fertilise plants and

chickensFrames for building – need friends to

send materials to complete project

Requires friends to expand storage spaces

Gift cardsStill Meta-narrative – need friends to succeed and earn money therefore a hierarchy is created.

FarmvilleInstantaneity

Book – How to

achieve best farm in shortest timeBuy cash

instead of earning it

Tractors-Plant 4 crops at one time

FarmvilleNon-linear narrative

-Have the choice

-ultimate and preferred aim is to earn money and increase on levels

Style over substance Strinati

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RsnuoxSZo&feature=related – best farmshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odBDAcOEKuI - parody