MEDIA INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCES MINECRAFT MINECRAFT IS THIS

MEDIA INDUSTRY AND AUDIENCES MINECRAFT

“MINECRAFT IS THIS GENERATIONS SUPER MARIO” Select a world Collect resources such as wood Kill cows for leather, take wool from sheep At night time Zombies come out You have to make a house to protect yourself from zombies, skeletons Appeal- escapism , survival

MINECRAFT FACTFILE Originally called “Cave Game” 2011 sandbox video game created by Swedish game developer Markus Persson, later developed by Mojang. Multiple game modes - Survival mode- player must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health. - Creative mode- players have unlimited resources and are able to fly - Adventure mode- players can play custom maps created by other players, with certain restrictions - Spectator mode- players can move freely throughout the world without being able to destroy or build anything or be affected by gravity and collisions. - Hardcore mode- similar to survival mode, however but the player is only given one chance and game difficulty is set to hard. Markus Persson is worth $1. 5 billion You can play it for free but for a limited period, the official game is £ 23, 95 People can encounter Mobs (anything that’s not a block)- this could be cows, pigs or even zombies. 2 nd most popular online game after tetris Over 121 million copies have been sold across all platforms

SANDBOX GAMES A game wherein the player has been freed from the traditional video game structure and direction, and instead chooses what, when, and how they want to approach the available content. The term alludes to a child’s sandbox (sandpit) without rules. Sandbox games generally employ an open world setting , to facilitate the players freedom of choice.

MINECRAFT Virtual Lego It is a system for fitting pieces together to create something from nothing It provides endless building blocks and a blank canvas It is totally up to the player what they create using the tools available. Once you’ve retrieved enough blocks you can craft. The levels always contain the same materials (dirt, trees, water etc. ) There is a day/night cycle At night enemies appear and will attack you You can only dig so deep below the earths surface before hitting bedrock The world that spawns always has stuff to discover, whether its crazy jungles or mountains or underground caves.

THOUGHTS ON MINECRAFT Difficult to move around Enjoyed the creative mode as it gave unlimited possibilities Sometimes took a while to load (May just be my computer)