Minecraft

Minecraft – The Story of Mojang

The following two extracts are from the documentary Mojang: The Story of Minecraft which can be found in full on Youtube. Watch the extracts carefully and answer the questions.

A Youtuber’s experience (Interview with Ali-A (additional comments by …) . Time 24.34-33.56:

1) How many subscriptions does Ali-A have for his Youtube channel?
    16 million

2) How many years has he been doing this?
    2006 to present

3) Why did he start playing Minecraft?
    Because of request from fans, and because of the rapid success of Minecraft after being      released.

4) What does he say he is trying to do with his content?
    

5) Describe his average working day
    

6) Why might we watch Youtubers?
    To gain up to date information about trends on social media and to entertain interests.

7) What is Twitch and what is the average time spent on it by a viewer?
    Twitch is a live-stream platform, for which gamers and other screen recording users can distribute their video live globally.

8) How much do you estimate that Ali-A earns in a year? Go to socialblade.com to check your answer
    Estimate: £200,00 a year   /    SocialBlade.com: £160k-£2.6M a year

Microsoft’s purchase of Mojang (3.22-8.15) :

9) How much was Minecraft purchased for?
    Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion.

10) What are 3 reasons behind Microsoft’s purchase?

a) Microsoft get rights and Ownership to the game.

b) A new huge source of revenue.

C) Expanding Microsoft advertising.

11) How might this affect the game?
     The Original intention and content within Minecraft can be altered without original owner's permission. However, it could also increase and widen the variety of players.

12) What is Minecraft’s biggest asset?
      Minecraft's biggest asset is that it hosts an infinite sandbox to create and visualise anyone's imagination. It is also age appropriate for all ages. There are no boundaries.