Watch the YouTube video outlining the history of the videogames industry from the 1970s to the 2010s. Now answer the following questions:
1) What were the first videogames like?
Boring, bad graphics, less violent
2) How have videogames changed over time?
Can play online, better graphics, more violence
3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames?
Have good gameplay and graphics so that its more enjoyable to the player
4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames?
Can be sexist, too much violence, graphic
Read this Guardian feature from when Fortnite first became sensationally popular and watch the original trailer below.
Now answer the following questions:
1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.)
200 million then, 400 million now
2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game?
it’s free, it’s fun and it has a very silly, offbeat sense of humour. While PUGB has a serious, realistic visual style, Fortnite: Battle Royale has very bright, almost cartoon-like graphics as well as loads of ridiculous items and costumes, such as space suits and dinosaur outfits.
3) Why might some people criticise Fortnite?
Its quite addictive
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