Evolution
Many video games have improved from 2D to this spacial dimension
3D
The mobile gaming app in which has gained large profit from the use of in-app purchases to buy more "moves"
What is Candy Crush?
Multiplayer video game played competitively for spectators
What is an e-sport?
Highest paid Twitch streamer, according to Dot Esports ($9,626,712)
What is 'Critical Role'
This is what makes mobile gaming unique
It allows players to participate from a mobile device rather than being limited to a larger device that cannot be easily transported
This type of video game allows players to interact during the game from many different locations
Multiplayer
Pricing model in which the app can be completely free, however, players can pay to gain special actions to pass difficult levels
What is the "freemium" model of pricing
The global e-Sport market value in 2021
*** according to Statista
What is about 1.22 billion USD
Type of streaming where audience can interact, participate, or influence the streaming experience in some way
https://www.twilio.com/blog/what-is-interactive-live-streaming
Interactive
Many mobile games use these as ways to gain revenue
What are in-app purchases and advertisements
This is the time frame in which the first video game system was created
What are the early 1970s
This is the amount of profit generated in the United States in 2021 from video games
60.4 Billion USD
This is the criteria to be considered an e-sport
https://www.idtech.com/blog/esports-facts-about-game-changing-industry
What is most of the video games where players can compete
Amount of subscribers of PewDiePie, one of the most popular streamers, on YouTube
What is 111 million
This is the percentage in which mobile gaming took up global revenue in 2022
Video games have changed this field through technologies that help children and young adults learn new concepts
What is education
These are common in-app purchases that take place in the video game market
Cars, weapons, character outfits
This is a reason why e-sports cause controversy
What is the debate on whether e sports players should be treated equally to sports players (football, soccer, tennis, etc). This also ties into scholarships, profit, and titles.
This social reason is one of the reasons why streaming video games has gained popularity
What is having a sense of community
Monetary amount estimated to be from player spend by the year 2025
This technological advancement in video games allows players to become "emerged" into the game and experience it in a more immersive way
What is VR (virtual reality)
This is one of the demands found in video games
What is immersive entertainment
The number of colleges with e-sport degrees
Time period where video game streaming became popular
What are the 2010s
Numbers of mobile games downloaded in 2021