The story of 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?

2) How many years have he been doing this?

3) Why did he start playing Minecraft?

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?

7) What is Twitch and what is the average time spent on it by a viewer?

8) How much do you estimate that Ali-A earns in a year? Go to socialblade.com to check your answer

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

9) How much was Minecraft purchased for?

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

a)

b)

C)

11) How might this affect the game?

12) What is Minecraft’s biggest asset?