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Fortnite and Video Games Flashcards

1
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What is the level of violence in a PEGI 3 game?

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extremely mild in a childlike setting

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What level of fear is in a PEGI 7 game?

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Scenes or sounds possibly frightening to young children

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What level of violence is in a PEGI 3 game?

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Very mild forms of violence in a childlike setting - usually non realistic or implied

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What level of violence is there in a PEGI 12 game? (2 descriptions)

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Violence slightly more graphic, shown to fantasy characters
Non realistic violence towards human characters

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What level of bad language is shown in PEGI 12?

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Mild

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What level of sexual content could be present in PEGI 12?

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Sexual innuendos and sexual postures may be present

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What type of violence is shown in PEGI 16?

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Realistic violence towards people

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What level of sexual content is shown in PEGI 16?

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Realistic sexual activity without visible genitals

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What level of bad language is shown in PEGI 16?

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Bad language may be more extreme

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Can drugs be shown in PEGI 16?

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Yes - Use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs can be present

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What type of violence is shown in PEGI 18?

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Gross violence: motiveless killing or violence towards defenceless characters

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How are drugs depicted in PEGI 18?

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Glamorisation of illegal drugs, alcohol and gambling

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What is the level of sexual content shown in PEGI 18?

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Depiction of explicit sexual activity

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What does the spider descriptor warn for?

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Known as fear on PEGI 7 if containing images or sounds which may scare young children. Known as horror on PEGI 12, 16 and 18 if the content includes moderate (12) horror content, and more scary for 16 and 18.

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What does the discrimination icon warn for?

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Discrimination: Game contains depictions of ethnic, religious or other stereotypes which encourages hate.

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What age rating is discrimination limited to?

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PEGI 18

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17
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What age rating is drugs limited to

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16 and 18

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18
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In 2020, the age rating for gambling became limited to …?

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18

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What kind of bad language do PEGI 16 and 18 games include?

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sexual expletives and blasphemy

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What are in game purchases?

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In Game Purchases: Game offers players to purchase digital goods with real world currency

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21
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What year was Fortnite released?

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2017

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22
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What is Fortnite?

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Fortnite is a franchise of multiplayer free to play battleground games

23
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Name the 3 Fortnite franchise games?

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Franchise includes: Fortnite: Battle Royale; Fortnite Save the World; Fortnite: Creative;

24
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What did players have to do before September 2018

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pay for the game, before being offered for free

25
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What happens in gameplay?

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Players in groups of 100 dropped via a flying bus onto a deserted island about to be hit by natural disaster

26
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What is the aim of the game?

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Fight to death, last player standing winner.

27
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What is Fortnite’s genre?

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Can be considered fusion of battle and construction

28
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Name 2 ways technical convergence is incorparated into Fortnite

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The game can be accessed from consoles, PCs, mobile phones or tablets.
Also able to be downloaded from a range of operating systems

29
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What is cross media convergence?

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When more than one media brand joins to promote each other
Fortnite is the most viewed game youtube and uses Twitch for livestreams

30
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Name two celebs which have collaborated with fortnite

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Drake and Ben Simmons

31
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Why do collaborations prove to be beneficial?

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Films/TV/sports can promote their product to 20M fortnite players
Famous collaborations can keep fortnite in the media and news, introducing new players and stabilising fanbase

32
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What is the GaaS model?

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Constant revenue stream from in-game purchases

33
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What are micro transactions?

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players pay for weapons, upgrades and costumes instead of grinding.
Players use V-bucks to buy these items

34
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How can you get Vbucks?

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Through earning them in-game or buying with real world money

35
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Do cosmetic upgrades affect gameplay?

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no

36
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What aspect of upgrades encourage players to buy them more?

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They last a short time

37
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What are season passes?

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a subscription that allows you to access new content over the course of a period of gameplay, these aren’t available for free-to-play players

38
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What is fortnite’s age rating?

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12

39
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Why is fortnite rated 12

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Due to frequent scenes of mild violence

40
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What two things do people fear video games cause

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Addiction and copycat behaviour of being violent

41
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How does fortnite combat the stigma of violence?

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Violence is mild and there are cartoon graphics

42
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How is fortnite inclusive towards its players?

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Players are assigned random races and gender

43
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What percentage of fortnite players are male?

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78%

44
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What percentage of fortnite players are female?

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22%

45
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What percentage of fortnite players are between ages 10-25?

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53%

46
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What percentage of fortnite players are in full time employment?

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42%

47
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How many subscribers does Ninja have?

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10M

48
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How does Ninja promote fortnite?

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He has an impressionable audience and ranks highest for social media interactions

49
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How does twitch help fortnite become appealing to women?

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the rise of twitch girls

50
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How many of the world are gamers?

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25% - 1.2B

51
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What is the gender split in gaming? Male:Female

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66%:44%

52
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In USA 2018, how many players were under 18?

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28%

53
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How many players were over 50 in USA 2018?

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23%

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