video games and journalism
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Can video games be a good medium for journalism? You bet!TRANSCRIPT
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Video Games and Journalism
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• Games can deliver journalism to new audiences
• Games are a powerful way of doing that.
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Reaching them
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The audience is made of gamers.
. . . they start young, and they don’t stop.
% of each age group in UK playing games, 2005:
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Audience Reach
Average age of a gamer goes up by 1 every year
This isn’t “Journalism for kids”
Now the average gamer is 33.
It’s about reaching our audience where they are.
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Journalism Delivery
But can a game really deliver journalism?
So they play – especially the young ones.
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Games are stupid, right?
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Not all of them.
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In some games you have to perform subtle, complex tasks.
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Sim City Tax policy
Is About
Infrastructure networks
Zoning laws
sold 18 million copies
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Games are About Learning
Fun = Gaining Skills
Key Moments in gameplay are achievements
“I got it! I beat level 10!”
The process of gaining skills is what makes games fun.
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MAJOR JASON AMERINEMAJOR JASON AMERINEAmerica's Army: Real HeroAmerica's Army: Real Hero
America’s Army teaches you how to be a soldier – following orders, knowing how they do things in the real US Armed Forces
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Darfur is Dying Cost £25,000
Took 10 weeks
250,000 hits per month
Over 2 m unique viewers in 2006
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Three Learning Modes
Storytelling Playing
Lecturing
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Getting involved in a game challenge is a powerful learning mode.
The challenges can be very sophisticated.
To complete them successfully, you have to learn.
You can learn about all sorts of things.
Games are Teachers
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Or ditch an abusive boyfriend.
Like how to fly a jet.
Or serve ice cream.
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We can do this with journalism.
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