C1 Video Games

                                                                                                           Thursday 19th September 2024 

Video Games​

LO: To explore the history and context of video games

PIES

Personal Identity

Information

Entertainment

social Interaction​

BASELINE TEST

1. The gratification theory is a different world to your own.

2. Entertainment-​ Audiences get to enjoy the pleasure of interacting with other people, meeting new people, making new friends, playing with friends, etc when playing video games. For example, ROBLOX is a site where people make new friends and have fun.

3. Personal Identity- Audiences might use their video games to construct their personal identity by changing how they look, what their interests are, their favourite colour, their hobbies, etc. An example of this is when creating your avatar on roblox you can choose how you look and you can add a description of yourself.

4. Social Interaction- Audiences can communicate with each other through video games as some may provide a voice chat, voice calls, and a chat. bar. An example of this would be roblox as it allows you to voice chat and message other players online.

5. Information- Audiences could gain knowledge from playing video games as there are some that teach you new things. For example, on roblox there are games such as "answer or die", where you must answer a bunch of maths questions to survive.

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Do Now

1. PIES is the acronym used for the Bulmer and Kats theory.

2. Personal identity.

3. Infirmation.

4. Entertainment.

5. Social interaction.

Video game- Roblox.

Top ten facts about Roblox:

* Roblox has been around since 2006

* Roblox was created by David Baszuki

* The game was originally called Dynablox

* The currency in Roblox is called Robux

*Roblox is free to play

* You can make your games on Roblox

* Nearly a quarter of British children play on Roblox

* Adopt me is the most popular Roblox game of all time

* There's a Roblox university.

* You can play Roblox on multiple platforms

Character profile Roblox: 

Roblox is a wide platform video game that was created by David Baszuki in 2006, originally named 'Dynablox'. It is advised for ages 13+ and there are many games to chose from and create. Roblox is free to play and the currency is called 'Robux' which you can easily purchase with our modern currency.  'Adopt me' is the most popular game on Roblox and is played by nearly a quarter of British children.

Augmented reality- 

1. a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.

video game audience statistics

56% of millennials are active pc players 

45% of females play video games and 50% are males.

Case study: Fortnite

1. Epic games produces Fortnite.

2. Fortnite has been around since July 2017.

3.  Epic Games makes roughly $2,739,726 from Fortnite every day on a regular day.

4. Epic operates one of the world's largest games, Fortnite, which is a vibrant ecosystem of social entertainment experiences including first-party games like Fortnite Battle Royale, LEGO® Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival, as well as creator-made experiences.

5. Fortnite is a third-person shooter game where up to 100 players compete to be the last person or team standing.

6. Genres: survival, battle Royale, sandbox.

7. There's been several times where other media like video games and TV series have referenced/parodied the game.

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Do Now

1. Epic games.

2. 15th January 1991.

3. Survival, battle Royale, sandbox.

4. Personal identity, information, Entertainment, Social interaction.

5.  Augmented reality - an interactive experience that enhances the real world with computer-      generated perceptual information

Exploring Context

LO: To explore the context the context of video games.

The BIG question- Do video games make people more violent?

Prince Harry on Fortnite.

The main points in the video are that Prince Harry claims Fortnite as irresponsible and wants it banned, due to the fact that it is designed to be an addictive game, causing players to play for a long time, and is therefore unhealthy. 

I partially agree, because people are getting addicted, and playing the game for hours on end, and this is unhealthy. However, I also disagree because not everyone gets addicted to the game and it is unfair to ban it because only a couple people are getting addicted.

Healthcare Triage on video games

The main points are that video games people think video games give you violent thoughts, however, research shows that they aren't linked to violence, less hostile feelings are present if used to playing video games, parents and rating to protect children, and censorship/ ban is not the way to move forwards. I agree because video games aren't the cause of violence so no ban should be issued. 

If shown violence ,will copy it . 3-6 are impressionable. Bandura copy cay behaviour .

Media insider- bandura and video games

The main points are that 

If shown violence, will copy it, 3-6 are impressionable. Bandura copy cay behaviour .