C1 Gaming

                                                                                                                     Wednesday 18th September 2024

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1. magazines, TV, Music, radio, newspaper, games, advertising 

2.on the internet on (computer, phone, iPad) cinema, magazines 


Video games 

LO: to explore the history and content of video games  


1970s - videos games reach a mass audience through coin operated arcade games they had things like mathematical games.    

1980s - video games started to be more common in people's houses (home consoles) led by Nintendo take its way in this era 

1990s - they began exploring the possibilities of gaming on the internet they started to make its as you could have wars with other people on games consoles  

2000s - there started to be more online games 


uses and gratifications theory  

 the theory states that an audience will use a media form for either of four reasons 

personal identify  

information 

entertainment 

social interaction  

baseline test  explain why audience play video games refer to the uses and gratification theory in your response ?

1. people play video games because they can get entertainment , information , personal identity and social interaction which is our gratification theory    

2. people get entertainment from video games because they might enjoy playing it with other people or find then funny 

3. people use personal identity to make characters into there hobbies use there names and do the things they like 

4. people might like social interaction so they can make new friends that like the same things as them and have the same interests       

                                                                                                                 Wednesday 25th September 2024

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1. PIES

2. personal identity 

3. information 

4. entertainment 

5. social interaction 

18/9- Good understanding of the theory. T: 2. more application of the theory to a specific text.

i need to do more research to back up my answers 

1. Ipads , phones , computer 

2. because they are easy to carry around 

3. its gotten more popular 

4. adverts 

5. making something more real and mixing it with games

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

more 18 to 34 year olds play video games then under 18s 



Case study Fortnite 

LO: to research the case study and explore the context of the video games 

1. epic games 
2. since 2017
3. 5.82 billion 
4. Fortnite lego, Fortnite battle Royale, Rocket racing, Fortnite festival
5.  The Zero Point, each its own universe, with its own multiverse - and as a whole, In real life, this event is known as the 'Big Bang' loot, build, explore, fight 

epic games was started by Tim Sweeney in 1991 and was originally run from his parents house 


                                                                                                                    Wednesday 16th October 2024
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1. PEGI
2. mixing different technology 
3. mixing of different media 
4. collaboration of media product to promotes each other  
5. 12 as there is violence and killing  

convergence benefits the Fortnite brand because 

 convergence benefits the Fortnite brand because can switch platforms mid game - can be used on the move the benefits of this is that if you were go on a car ride or travelling somewhere at your friends house you still have access to play this game  . also different platforms reach a wider audience. wider
 audience means you get benefits of- via promotion game and streamed TikTok. the other reasons that convergence benefits Fortnite's brand is, broadcast competitions on streaming platforms and youtube the benefits of this is - you can share your experience online and with others and compare your scores. another way this benefits Fortnite's brand is  

How do video games make money?

LO: to explore how the gaming         

10 million players in the first 2 weeks 
150 million users across different gaming sites 

Fortnite make money and remain popular because they have crew substirction, battle passes, merchandise they have done a lot of high brand collaboration such as lego, Jordans, lego and so on this gets them money 


                                                                                                               Wednesday 13th November 2024
Do now

1. games passes 
2. when they team up with another brand or business to promote both of there brands 
3. because they keep updating and brining in new games 
4. personal identity ,information entertainment ,social interaction 
5. unreal engine 


Different audience groups


Fortnite audiences:

. marvel
. star wars 
. LEGO - made for younger audiences - no violence 
. fall guy - not aimed at gamers aimed at younger audiences less violence more obstacles 


Applying audiences theory 1

engages with media messages by interpreting ,evaluating and responding to them 
an audiences that accept media messages with question


Active audiences 

game mode ,select guns ,play with others ,build , design and create ,create games via unreal engine 


applying audiences theory 2 

many video games could relate to escapism and catharses 
the collaborative nature of the gameplay could also provide social interaction   


video games target audiences through creative through building different land weapons and avatars to catch the eyes of the audiences and make them plat more of the game and buy different things such as buy premium thing maybe avatars or weapons to make more money for the Fortnite company  



                                                                                                              Wednesday 11th November 2024
Do now 

1. audience that engages with media messages 
2. audience that accepts media messages without question 
3. personal identity 


Improvement week 
 
D: describe collaborations, skins, merchandise for Fortnite Crew/social media/different platforms 
game play/seasons/updates/skins
E: explain how this appeals to the audience and give examples from Fortnite 
L: link back to personal identity and how this appeals to the audience 

 
         

























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3 comments:

  1. 18/9- Good understanding of the theory. T: 2. more application of the theory to a specific text.

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  2. 16/10- Good start. 6/12 T: 1.try to include 3 reasons why synergy benefits the brand, follow the structure in the breakdown.

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  3. 13/11- you have the ideas of creative appeal here. T you need to follow the sentence starters to finish parts 2 &3

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