Fortnite and Video Games

Question 1

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

Answer 1

extremely mild in a childlike setting

Question 2

What level of fear is in a PEGI 7 game?

Answer 2

Scenes or sounds possibly frightening to young children

Question 3

What level of violence is in a PEGI 3 game?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What level of bad language is shown in PEGI 12?

Answer 5

Mild

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Sexual innuendos and sexual postures may be present

Question 7

What type of violence is shown in PEGI 16?

Answer 7

Realistic violence towards people

Question 8

What level of sexual content is shown in PEGI 16?

Answer 8

Realistic sexual activity without visible genitals

Question 9

What level of bad language is shown in PEGI 16?

Answer 9

Bad language may be more extreme

Question 10

Can drugs be shown in PEGI 16?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What type of violence is shown in PEGI 18?

Answer 11

Gross violence: motiveless killing or violence towards defenceless characters

Question 12

How are drugs depicted in PEGI 18?

Answer 12

Glamorisation of illegal drugs, alcohol and gambling

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Depiction of explicit sexual activity

Question 14

What does the spider descriptor warn for?

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

What does the discrimination icon warn for?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What age rating is discrimination limited to?

Answer 16

PEGI 18

Question 17

What age rating is drugs limited to

Answer 17

16 and 18

Question 18

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

Answer 18

18

Question 19

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

Answer 19

sexual expletives and blasphemy

Question 20

What are in game purchases?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What year was Fortnite released?

Answer 21

2017

Question 22

What is Fortnite?

Answer 22

Fortnite is a franchise of multiplayer free to play battleground games

Question 23

Name the 3 Fortnite franchise games?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What did players have to do before September 2018

Answer 24

pay for the game, before being offered for free

Question 25

What happens in gameplay?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What is the aim of the game?

Answer 26

Fight to death, last player standing winner.

Question 27

What is Fortnite's genre?

Answer 27

Can be considered fusion of battle and construction

Question 28

Name 2 ways technical convergence is incorparated into Fortnite

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What is cross media convergence?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Name two celebs which have collaborated with fortnite

Answer 30

Drake and Ben Simmons

Question 31

Why do collaborations prove to be beneficial?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What is the GaaS model?

Answer 32

Constant revenue stream from in-game purchases

Question 33

What are micro transactions?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

How can you get Vbucks?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Do cosmetic upgrades affect gameplay?

Answer 35

no

Question 36

What aspect of upgrades encourage players to buy them more?

Answer 36

They last a short time

Question 37

What are season passes?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

What is fortnite's age rating?

Answer 38

12

Question 39

Why is fortnite rated 12

Answer 39

Due to frequent scenes of mild violence

Question 40

What two things do people fear video games cause

Answer 40

Addiction and copycat behaviour of being violent

Question 41

How does fortnite combat the stigma of violence?

Answer 41

Violence is mild and there are cartoon graphics

Question 42

How is fortnite inclusive towards its players?

Answer 42

Players are assigned random races and gender

Question 43

What percentage of fortnite players are male?

Answer 43

78%

Question 44

What percentage of fortnite players are female?

Answer 44

22%

Question 45

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

Answer 45

53%

Question 46

What percentage of fortnite players are in full time employment?

Answer 46

42%

Question 47

How many subscribers does Ninja have?

Answer 47

10M

Question 48

How does Ninja promote fortnite?

Answer 48

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

Question 49

How does twitch help fortnite become appealing to women?

Answer 49

the rise of twitch girls

Question 50

How many of the world are gamers?

Answer 50

25% - 1.2B

Question 51

What is the gender split in gaming? Male:Female

Answer 51

66%:44%

Question 52

In USA 2018, how many players were under 18?

Answer 52

28%

Question 53

How many players were over 50 in USA 2018?

Answer 53

23%