C1 Video Games

video games

Lesson 12/09/24​

-Fortnite​
-Roblox​
-Minecraft​
-among us​
-gta​
-red dead​
-cod​
-7 days to die​
-dumb ways to die​
-sims

Roblox

an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program

games created by themselves or other users.

do now 19/09/24

what media forms are there?

• magazines
• radio
• film
• gaming
• tv
• adverts
• newspaper
• podcasts
• music

  Decade. game.

1970s. pong

1980s. game boy

1990s. tomb raider.

do now lesson 26/09/24

1. pies
2. personal identity 
3. information
4. entertainment
5. social interaction

task

1. roblox
2. you can play with your friends,you can customise your avatar.

AUGMENTED REALITY

-a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world

-65+ plays video games.

-45% of females play video games.

case study: Fortnite

1. epic games.
2. 2017.
3. 32 billion dollars.
4. save the world.etc.
5. you run around with weapons and eliminate people.
6. combat.
7. tik tok, instagram, snapchat.
8. multi team games.
9. it projects it with things people like.
10. using a headset to talk to people.

do now                                                                               3/10/24 

1. epic games
2. 1991
3. third person shooter
4. personal identity, information, entertainment, social interaction
5. interactive experience.

                                          exploring context

prince harry video on Fortnite

• the main points in the video are that Fortnite is a highly addictive game for anyone and any age, promotes people to violent. prince harry believes it should be banned and that it should be monitored for young teens. i kind of agree with parts of it that little kids shouldn't be able should play because they can become violent and always plays video games. and more people would stay at home and never actually see your friends in real life.

healthcare triage on video games

•  the main points are that people too young are playing these games. and that people are getting sad thoughts and becoming depressed because they dont have an actual life and they just stay at home. i partly agree with this because i think kids are getting sadder and sadder each time. and morxe and more kids are playing games, so they could also become anti-social.

banddura and video games

•  the main points in this video is that if you show kids violence or guns or anything violent then the kids would think that its okay if they do the same thing.

do now.                                                                              10/10/24

1. bandura
2. violent actions can be carried on
3. addiction 
4. higher expectation
5. advertisment

                                                       REGULATION

lo:to explore how video games are regulated.

pegi regulates age ratings.

pegi 3

this is suitable for all age groups

no loud noices or anthing to scare children

pegi 7

sounds or something that can possible scare young children.

pegi 12

show violence a little more

or bad language must be mil

pegi 16

shows violence 

or sexual activity

can contain tobacco,alcahol,or illegal drugs

pegi 18

killing

lots of violence

gamballing

sexual activity

fortnite has the pg rating of 12 but you have to kill people to win but because the graphics arnt that violent its a 12.

how is the video game industry regulated?

the video game industry is regulated by pegi and decided to give the games diffrent age ratings depending on the violence, the diffrent ages are pedi3, pegi7,pegi12,pegi16 and pegi18. they all contain diffrent violent and graphics wich will lead to the depending on the age of that game.for example fortnite has the pg rating of 12 but you have to kill people to win but because the graphics arnt that violent its a 12. example pegi7 is very diffrent to pegi18,whilepegi7 is only things that can possible scare young children.while pegi18 is when you are able to gamble ,kill, sex scenes  and other stuff that little kids shouldnt be seeing or playing.

 technological convergence 

• cross media convergence is when its two mideas that cross over by similarities in its own way.
• video games can be posted on another media e.g youtube

 collaborations with fortnite

• lego
• festivals
• jordan
• starwars
• family guy
• ariana grande
• harley quinn
• joker
• Neymar
• travis scott
• billie eilish
• the Weeknd
• bruno mars

synergy

a calloberation of media products that promotes both. e.g travis scott and Fortnite.

                                                                                                            

do now                                                                               17/10/24

1. pegi
2. diffrent technologies 
3. different media
4. ?media products
5. Fortnite is age rated 12

 

convergence and synergy benefits the Fortnite brand by publishing there game with collaborations, for example Fortnite have collaborated with the Weeknd, Bruno mars, Travis Scott, lego. but also the game Fortnite can be played on diffrent platforms, which makes it easier to get a bigger audience. while the game is free and everyone is playing with there friends, Fortnite gets there money from the item shop.But to buy things you have to buy v-bucks. And when you have v-bucks you can buy diffrent skins, back bling and pickaxes etc. so while you play the game for free, the items in the shop cost money. and if they callaborate with famuos people who are trending will make people want to play the game.

                          how do video games make money?

lo: to explore how the gaming industry is funded

battle royale is free to play, but makes money by putting skins and assesories that cost money. they also get money by in game purchases, merch, battle passes, crew subscription.

collaborations in fortnite, there is travis scott and the weeknd.

e sports and events- you can have celeb players.

virtual shows on the game, for example you can have concerts by singers.

explain how fortnite make money an how they remained popular.

Fortnite still make money and remain popular by brining famous

people into the games, brining new items into the shop. they also keep up with all the latest trends and ask fans what they want in the game to make it better. and they dont keep things the same, they change the skins,games so its not boring and stay the same.

                                                                                                                                                                

audiences.                                                                   thursday 7th november 2024

1. the home page is a image of snoopdog. its a callaboration.
2. multiple products all at once.
3. snoop dog,eminem,chapter 2
4. haloween updates,festival.
5. sign in,buy things,events
6. buy having a crew thing and if your not with the crew you make them feel left out.
7. fortnite make people engage with the game updates by using command words, good graphic.
8. it targets the audience ny listining to them

                                                                                                          

do now                                            Thursday 14th November 2024

1. Fortnite make money by having collaborations with popular people and in app purchases.
2. a collaboration in Fortnite is snoop dog, Travis Scott, The Weeknd.
3. Fortnite has remained so popular due to new collaborations and they stay in trend.
4. PIES stand for personal identity, information, entertainment, social interactions.
5. unreal engine.

different audience groups 

• parents 
• younger kids
• elderly
• friends

audience theory #1

active- doing engaging. video games are active.

passive-observing not engage, tv watching is passive.

the audience of Fortnite are active because they engage with the game and you have to concentrate with the game to kill the people. 

audience theory #2 

uses and gratifications (PIES).

P- personal identity. collaborations appeal to fans. 

I-information.

E- entertainment. you kill people, escapism.

S- social interactions. play with friends, people, family.

video games target the audience through theories such as pies.they used collaborations to attract there audience with different things.Collaborations welcome a wide range of people to the game Fortnite and uses and gratifications. fortnite have many big collaborations with Travis Scott, Drake, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd. 

do now                                                Thursday 28th November 2024

1. an active audience is a audience that is engaging in something.
2. an passive audience is a tv.
3. pies.
4. synergy.
5. unreal.

EXAM PREPARATION.

Fortnite is published by epic games. Fortnite has the pg rating of 12 but you have to kill people to win but because the graphics are not that violent its a 12. 

Fortnite targets all ages, but mostly ages 12-25.the game is appealing to everyone but mostly teenagers.but due to its popularity Fortnite has loads of collaborations for example. the Weeknd, Billie Eilish, Travis Scott and so many more.the games uses graffications  which is pies.this consists of personal identity, information, education, social interaction.

video games use technology to target audiences by using a vast selection of different technology, This technology appeals to the audience as whatever console you are on, you can play with your friends. This links into Fortnite as many Fortnite players play on different consoles for example, xbox, play station, Nintendo and phone.

improvement week💋                     Thursday 12th December 2024⛄

do now❗

1. an active audience is when the audience has to engage with the thing they are watching or doing.
2. and audience when you dont have to engage.
3. pies
4. synergy
5. del