Crafting participatory culture
What is Jenkins's theory that the author is referring to here? How might it apply to how audiences interact with the Minecraft game?
Jenkins' participatory culture theory refers to when the audience is able to make their own developments in a game as well as just playing it. This is evident in Minecraft as individual players have the ability to create different mods that are uniquely created.
How is Minecraft different to conventional computer games in terms of narrative and what kind of experience this offers gamers?
Minecraft does not have a restrictive narrative in which the players have to follow instructions to achieve something in the game.
How did Youtube respond to this trend?
In 2015 Youtube launched Youtube Gaming which is a channel that includes solely game play from games such as Minecraft.
Who are Herobrine and Steve?
Randomly generated characters within the game.
Why did Mojang shutdown Brandon Liatch's attempts to create a Minecraft film?
He had no deal to use Minecraft's content to create a film.
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