minecraft facts Flashcards
when did development start for Minecraft
2009
when did Minecraft get released
was released in stages right from the start (2009)
what was the cost of production
$0, however much it cost Notch to live at the time of making the game in his mother’s basement
how much did it make in its opening weekend
> $100
what platforms can it be played on
- PC
- Mobile
- Console
who is the production company
Mojang
name the 5 key ‘uses’ of Minecraft
- escapism
- information/surveillance
- personal identification
- personal relationships
- cultural capital
when was the official beta release
Jan 2011
how many people can be on one Hypixel server at one time
up to 100
what type of game is Minecraft
open world, sandboxx
who made ‘Revenge’ and how many views does it have
- Captain Sparkles
- upwards of 270 million
(compared to the 330 million of Usher’s original)
what are three key economic context points to include
- globalization
- cross-territorial game
- differences between this business model and Rockstar’s model
how much is Hypixel’s store approximately worth each year?
$5 million
why has Hypixel dwindled in popularity in the past years
Microsoft introduced Realms into Minecraft- a more ‘official’ and moderated version of the servers Hypixel had to offer, parents wanted their kids to use this instead as it seemed safer
what is Minecraft city champs?
a Nickelodeon sponsored nationwide competition for children to go head to head over the course of 6 weeks
explain the XRM case study
XRM is extremely realistic Minecraft.
The specific case study looks at CreatorLabs (‘Dave’) from Germany who made an extremely realistic render of Pimlico station in 4K without ever having been there.
He bought and created his own packs in order to do this and advertised his packs within the YouTube video render.
He also included advertisements for PewdiePie.
what are the different modes
- survival mode
- hardcore mode
- creative mode
- adventure mode
- spectator mode
what are the different versions of Minecraft
- Educational
- Dungeons
- Earth
- Minecraft (vanilla)
how much did GTA5 spend on marketing
$135 million
how much did GTA5 spend on production
$135 million
