Videogames: Introduction

 


1) What were the first videogames like?

They were mainly arcade cabinet simple pixelated games able to be played with just 2 buttons and a joystick

2) How have videogames changed over time?

They have become more advanced but accesible to more people and also made them have a wider variety of genres of games to appeal to everyone.

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?

They all have a multiplayer aspect that allows people to communicate, strategize and work together while all maintaining the possibility of making new friends.

4) What criticisms have been made towards videogames?

That they promote violence in younger children and that they are also causing eople to mess up their sleep schedule and just overall act as a bad influence.


1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.)

200m

2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game?

playing with friends, new people, and winning games out of 99 other people

3) Why might some people criticise Fortnite?

Encourages violence 

4) Copy and paste two comments from 'below the line' of the Guardian article - these are comments written by Guardian readers in response to the feature. Select one comment you agree with and one you disagree with and explain why.


As a 29-year-old who has played online games incessantly and competitively since I was old enough to do so, this trend has been obvious for years now and is only beginning to gain proper acknowledgement in the wider world. There's a stereotype amongst many people my age and above that video games are a pointless waste of time, but some highly competitive games like Fortnite, DOTA, League of Legends or WoW require a very high level of skill

I agree with this statement as to play a game competitively you haave to be in the top 1% of people who play that game and if it is a popular game that would be incredibly difficult to accomplish.



I'm old enough to remember 'Space Invaders' being the only video game in the local fish 'n chip shop. I was pretty bad but some of the kids were deadly with their reflexes.
So music or video games then?
It's always music first for myself.

I disagree with this comment as it seems rather irrational to completely give it up as they are bad at one game but the article title doesnt mention giving up one or the other

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