MINECRAFT: RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION

Over the next two weeks, you will be working in groups of 2 or 3 to produce a presentation about Minecraft. You will be assigned one of the questions below and you will research the topic, prepare a resource for the class, write the essay and present them all to the class.

In all cases, you will need to refer closely to Minecraft in your answer.

QUESTIONS:  If possible, reference the theorists from Media Ownership.

1: How have computer games changed over time? Refer to:

    Game play, production, distribution, marketing and technology.

2: To what extent does Media Ownership affect video game audiences? Refer to:   

    Marketing, distribution and regulation. prosumers, oligopoly vs independent.

3: How do video game producers market their products to audiences? Refer to:

    Historical changes to marketing, Co-promotional marketing, democratisation/prosumers.

4: How has technology impacted the relationship between audiences and producer? Refer to:

    Marketing, democratisation, distribution, prosumers, oligopoly vs independent.

5: How significant is the role of regulation in the video gaming industry? Refer to:

    Access, distribution, marketing, protection (customer, consumer, producer), technology. 

  

AS YOU PREPARE, REMEMBER:

Your presentations / essays need to contain thoughtful and thorough analysis of the question. 

You need to use specific and detailed information (keep a record of all research).

If you learn a new piece of terminology, you will need a slide to explain the meaning.

NB: YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE.

 YOU WILL BE PRESENTING IN THE LAST WEEK OF TERM.