What and where was it?The North American League of Legends tournament took place in St. Louis, Missouri on the weekend of April 14, 2019. This tournament drew in more that 600,000 people viewing the tournament on YouTube and Twitch, a live-streaming service. It had many sponsors including Nike. Although this is a far cry from the 98 million people who watched Super Bowl LIII in 2019; it was not the biggest League of Legends tournament, to do that you would have to go back to November 2018. Last November there was a large League of Legends tournament in Seoul, South Korea hosted by Riot Games, the company that designed the game. This had a total viewing of 100 million people, two million more viewers that that of the Super Bowl. What are my thoughts on it?I think that the League of Legends tournament getting more views than the Super Bowl; a household brand in the sports industry to be rather shocking, but expected. This is evident by the massive spike in popularity of E-sports; in 2016 the same event brought in 43 million viewers. However, in 2017 the tournament brought in 60 million views, however a discovery by TNL Media showed that the numbers of worldwide viewers could be encroaching on 100 million, just three million less views than Super Bowl LII. This shows that the popularity of e-sport events such as League of Legends could eventually consistently overtake the Super Bowl as the largest sporting event broadcasted. Overall I am impressed that League of Legends and other e-sport events are catching up fast to televised events such as the Super Bowl. To sum it up...
ReferencesPei, Annie. “This Esports Giant Draws in More Viewers than the Super Bowl, and It's Expected to Get Even Bigger.” CNBC, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2019, www.cnbc.com/2019/04/14/league-of-legends-gets-more-viewers-than-super-bowlwhats-coming-next.html.
Anekal, Manny. “How Many Viewers Watched The League Of Legends 2017 Championship? Not 60M.” The Next Level, The Next Level, 27 Nov. 2017, tnl.media/esportsnews/2017/11/18/how-many-viewers-watched-the-league-of-legends-2017-finals-not-60m.
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So what is the Minecraft movie and when will it be released?The Minecraft Movie is said to have a plot around a teenage girl and her friends trying to save the Overworld from a creature known as the Ender Dragon. The film will be made by Warner Brothers, as they acquired the rights to make a Minecraft movie back in 2014. In 2016 it was announced the film would open on May 5, 2019; however this obviously did not occur, as we are only just finding out who the film is directed by. The film is set to be directed by Peter Solett, who has worked on many projects including but not limited to Raising Victor Vargas and many TV series. Now, the film is set to open in May of 2022. What are my thoughts on the movie?About this Minecraft movie, I have very mixed feelings. One reason that it may not be so good is because it is live action. This is not great because Minecraft takes place in a blocky and CGI looking world, not something that looks like it could be straight out of Lord of the Rings. However, this movie may also be good. This is because the movie will have a plot that is very similar to any Minecrafter. Due to the film being based around the original story of Minecraft where you are stranded in a world of monsters and have to survive, which will likely mitigate the effects of the story being live action. Overall, I have my thoughts and feelings reserved for the movie. To sum it up...
References“Robot?” Are You a Human?, www.gamecrate.com/minecraft-movie-gets-new-writer-director/21908.
Kroll, Justin. “Peter Sollett to Direct Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Movie (EXCLUSIVE).” Variety, 11 Jan. 2019, variety.com/2019/gaming/news/peter-sollett-warner-bros-minecraft-1203105640/. What have I liked about 3D ModelingI have so far really enjoyed 3D modeling in this class. This is shown by the models that I make being thought out and look more like what you would find in say Minecraft; like the "Franklin" model that I made that reminded me of a guardian mob from Minecraft. This shows that things that we see in the video games that we play may seem to be very hard to make, they may very well be, but the basics behind it are very easy to understand once you get the hang of it. Overall, I have had some great experiences with 3D Modeling. What have I struggled in with 3D Modeling?So far I have not had any major struggles with 3D modeling besides that the information I learn in one tutorial or piece I do often forget and have to try to figure it out or try to follow the video to the best of my ability Overall I have not had too many major struggles with 3D Modeling so far, but I may in the future. Am I excited about the future in 3DS Max?I am definitely very excited for continuing in the program mostly due to the possibilities of what to make are endless and are very exciting to think about. This is shown by my attempted creation of a death star in 3DS Max before I was told that I had another assignment; however this shows that anything you could possibly could have dreamed of can be created, much like the snowman or the pencil. Overall, I am very excited for continuing into next years class hopefully! To sum it up...
ReferencesLogin to Schoology, app.schoology.com/assignment/1634765239/info.
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