Report Ideas
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Talk about toxicity etc in gaming and overreacting e/g hogwarts legacy
Week 2: Talk about an Esports
Report on an Esport (DOTA 2)
Dota 2 is an internationally popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. With over 11 million players worldwide, Dota 2 has become one of the most popular competitive games globally. Every year, The International - Dota 2's biggest tournament - invites teams from all corners of the world to compete for the Aegis of Champions and millions in prize money. With a growing player base and its immense popularity, Dota 2 is a force to be reckoned with in the world of competitive gaming.
DOTA 2 is one of the biggest MOBA's and Esports games out there right now with its closest competitor being league of legends which is another MOBA game, the first international for DOTA was in 2011 which had 16 teams invited to take part in the tournament playing DOTA 1 and if was also the first time people got to see a teaser for DOTA 2.
Here are some of the top teams in DOTA 2 and how much they've earned from winnings:
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Team Tundra (US$9,322,415)
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Team Liquid (US$24,969,189)
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PSG.LSG (US$24,537,464)
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Team Aster (US$2,768,869)
The prize pool for the 2022 international was US$18,865,624 and the year before that it was a massive US$40,018,195.
Dota2 has had an immense impact on the world of competitive gaming. It has become one of the most popular esports titles, bringing together millions of players from around the world in tournaments and events. The game has pushed the boundaries of what is possible in esports, with teams competing for millions of dollars in prize money. Dota2 has also become a major source of entertainment for viewers, with millions of viewers tuning in to watch the best players and teams battle for victory. The game has created a new generation of esports fans and competitors alike, and its influence is only continuing to grow.
Week 3: Stream overlay and Stream
For my livestream me and a buddy played a couple of games of dota before going on Fortnite for a bit, below you can see the 2 hours and 33 minute video.
Week 4: Game Media
A video I recently watched was 'Minecraft - Part 1: How to Survive the First Night' which is a video posted by The Yogscast in 2011. I have been a fan of the Yogscast since 2010 so when I saw this on my YouTube homepage I felt like I needed to revisit. The video sees the duo Lewis and Simon who are the founders of the content creator group trying to as the title says survive the first night in minecraft. When the video first came out Minecraft was a fairly new game and was still early in its lifetime so many of the mechanics and systems we know today weren't in the game at the time. For example multiplier had only just been introduce which is why they made the video in the first place. This video is now sitting at a massive 18 million views and started off one of the biggest YouTube series in the minecraft community called 'Shadows of Israphel'.
The thumbnail is very basic with just the tiltle minecraft and a green background with blood dripping down.
The Yogscast gained their popularity due to their Minecraft content but over time as their viewers ages they've gone into more adult games such as Grand Theft Auto and others that include 15+ content.
Week 5: Talk about a game that has a GaaS Model
Dota2 Games as a Service is a great way to take your gaming experience to the next level.
With the Battle Pass, you can unlock exclusive in-game rewards, collectible items, and more. You can also purchase levels if you wanted to unlock something sooner.
Collector Cache allows you to purchase skins that have been made by and voted for by the community, there is usually 2 collections release during the battle pass.
Treasures are special item sets that come with unique items, such as voice lines and emoticons. All of these items allow you to customize your gaming experience and show off your style.
Players aren't traditionally incentivised to enter the games ecosystem however if the player enjoys a certain hero they can opt to put money onto their steam account and purchase a multitude of skins for each of the 124 heroes that are in the game.
Week 6: Lootbox system
For my lootbox system I chose to do mine over Apex Legends which is a free to play battle royal game, published by EA and came out in February 2019.
Apex Legends has a lootbox system in its monetization pack called 'Apex Packs' Players can earn a max of 45 packs for free this is while levelling from level 1 to the max level of 100, so thats a pack around every 4 levels. Players can also spend their real hard earned money on these packs if they so wished.
1 Apex Pack costs 100 Apex Coins which exchanges into $1 USD
10 Apex Packs costs 1,000 Apex Coins which exchanges into $9.99 USD
Below is the simulation I ran with the drop chances that I had found on an IGN Article
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100% - Rare Item or Better
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24.8% - Epic or Better
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7.4% - Legendary
Apex Packs also have a thing called "bad luck protection," which means you will earn at least one Legendary item withing 30 pulls. which I couldn't replicate.
Week 7: Trailer idea
The plan for my trailer is to use the first Five Nights at Freddy's game, I chose this because I'm a fan of the franchise and love the aesthetic it has. I'm also a fan of Markiplier who first introduced me to the series.
I will be capturing the game footage myself using the in-built windows 10 xbox capturing app and then using premier pro to edit my footage.
Week 8: Trailer
Below is the trailer I made with my own footage for Five Nights at Freddy's (FNAF)
Week 9: CV
Below is my CV click the link to be taken to the page:
Week 10: Report on Toxicity and Cancel Culture in the gaming industry
Below you can find my report on Toxicity and Cancel Culture in the gaming industry that will be discussing each subject
Click the link to be taken to the page, since Wix has limited me to 500mb I don't have anymore space to upload it here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_YaEeHImcQQeoNC6eGg4-o7J7OhCjW33HKGWaIdS4A/edit?usp=sharing