Video games

1) What were the first video games like?

The first video games released had bad graphic quality as technology back then wasn't as advanced.Most games target audience were aimed at men as the producers of most video games were men.Most games contained violence as that what attracted male audience the most.

2) How have video games changed over time?

Video games graphic quality changed over time from a blurry low quality to a quality that almost looks like you're watching a movie.Also over time more video games targeted at women started to appear.Such as Lara Croat she was one of the first female lead characters.However she was sexualised  so much that the main target audience was men. 

3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing video games?

Most successful games are mainly targeted at men.Although there were some games for women most of the female,most of the times the women characters were designed to feel appealing to men.

Most video games are violence related games.This is because violence games attract the most audience compared to puzzle games.

Games with high quality also attract people because usually the audience would enjoy a game that is visually pleasing.

4) What criticisms have been made towards video games?

TASK:2

1) At the time of the article, how many Fortnite players were there worldwide? (Bonus question - how many are there now? Try Googling it.)

During the time the article was published Fortnite had 200 million players worldwide.Now days Fornite expanded to 350 million players worldwide.

2) Why is it so popular? What are the audience pleasures of the game?

Fortnite is very popular with kids because it's free and fun and it has a bright,cartoon like graphic compared to other shooter games like PUGB that have a very serious realistic style. Fortnite also contains loads of silly items and outfits that kids want to obtain also as lots of dance moves.

3) Why might some people criticise Fortnite?

4) Copy and paste two comments from 'below the line' of the Guardian article - these are comments written by Guardian readers in response to the feature. Select one comment you agree with and one you disagree with and explain why.