video games Flashcards
minecraft official 1st release
November 2011 $26
developer of minecraft
Markus “Notch” Persson who owned Mojang
sand box game
when a game gives the player a great amount of freedom to create and do as they please
games that inspired Notch
dwarf fortress and infiniminer
beta testing
Contribution to the game production through Beta testing and communicating directly with producers via online feedback.
minecraft started development
2009
Alpha release
June 2010 for $13
Beta release
December 2010 $20
PEGI rating
7 (story mode is 12)
Who regulates it
Video Standards Council (VSC)
The statuary body for UK
When did video game regulation become law
2012
Total YouTube views for minecraft
Over 1 trillion
Current all time sales
Over 238 million sales
Best selling game of all time
When was Swedish indie game developer company mojang founded
2009
Profit between 2009 and 2014
$80 million
When was the original free version uploaded to TIGsource using open source software
May 2009 (same month that mojang is founded) Notch updated the came based on feedback on forums. Allows consumers to become prosumers by influencing the design of the game before its even finished
What is the average age of a Minecraft player
24
What type of technology was used to code minecraft
Java technology
What year was the console release
2012
What year was the pocket edition release
2011
When was Mojang purchased by Microsoft and for how much?
2014
$2.5 billion
This allowed minecraft to appeal to a mass audience due to popularity of Microsoft
What technique did minecraft rely on for advertising
Word of mouth
When was cross-platform play first introduced
2017
Where is minecraft used fur educational purposes
All over the world, for example an elementary school in Seattle
Examples of synergy
X box 360 minecraft edition Minecraft handbooks Minecraft Lego Minecraft pop vinyls Minecraft clothing and bedding
