5 areas of research

Diff formats 4 Minecraft:

• Minecraft: java edition - playable on Windows, Mac and Linux (operating system for Mac)
• Minecraft for Windows 10 (bedrock edition), playable on windows 10, oculus rift and windows mixed reality at a cost of £20
• Minecraft for mobile devices (pocket edition) for £5
• Minecraft for x box 1 £15
• Minecraft for ps4 costs a total of £15

Crossplay: 

In video games, crossplay is a term used to describe the ability of a video game across different platform such as: computer/PC, XBOX, PlayStation, Nintendo, and mobile phone. 

Minecraft overall as a brand: 

Because its available on many platforms increases target audience and sales which ca nee reinvested into the game increasing the overall gameplay. Helps benefit producers of the game alongside the audience as the game they love every day is getting technically stronger and more enjoyable due to a larger fanbase. 

What is the realm? 

Minecraft realm is an official subscription based server hosting services that allow players to create and manage their own private Minecraft servers. realms are not meant for large public servers, but for groups of friends or a family.

Minecraft - skins

Skins is a feature which they implement into the game to allow for your visual character to have a different appearance. minecraft use a microtransaction system to allow players to purchase skins to add to their character.

Mash-up packs cost £3.99 and include texture pack, a skin pack, and a themed world.

What is twitch? - June 6th, 2011

Twitch is a streaming website that is primarily  based around gaming, but it is broadening its horizons with the IRL section, content creators stream anything that can entertain them and the fans, content creators can make money off of this by the fans donating twitch is also linked to Amazon giving people a twitch prime status to whoever has amazon prime.

why does it appeal to the audience?

because live streaming is very easy to use and is easy for lots of people to access compared to other platforms that have a more complex live stream.

Minecraft has its own twitch channel. They get fans who have been given log in passwords to stream videos for the audience