Video Games Informative Speech
Michael Ly
Professor Hayley Thayer
Comm 130
2 November 2014
Video Games
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about video games.
Thesis: Video games have changed throughout the years and now has become a major part in our society.
I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Video games are used by everyone scientist, military, and of course the casual players. B. Credibility Statement:
1. Video games play a major role in my life, I don’t remember a day without playing at least one hour a day.
2. I spend at least a third of my day playing video games, reading articles or watching videos about video games or news in the video game industry.
C. Preview of Main Points:
1. First, I will discuss the history of video games.
2. Second, I will discuss …show more content…
A. Video games weren’t always as marvelous as today’s video games.
1. Initially video games video were created in science labs.
2. Ralph Baer in 1972 was the first person to get video games out of labs and into homes he created the odyssey.
3. Around the same time atari created the first commercially successful video game pong.
4. 1980 was when color was first added to video games, Pacman was the first colored game to hit the market.
B. The current generation of video games is far more advanced than ever before.
1. Today’s video game industry is pushing technology for innovation, such as motion controls and virtual reality.
C. Video games now a days have a broader audience.
1. Everyone pretty much plays video games, almost everyone who has a smartphone has played Candy Crush, Flappy Birds, Angry Birds, or something of the sort.
2. “Candy Crush in the year of 2013 had 45 million monthly active users” according to Brian Ries in Newsweek, volume 161 issue 25. III. Main Point: The Different Types of Video Games
Transition: I have just informed you about the history of video games, now I will inform you about the different types of video …show more content…
Main Point: Earnings in Video Games
Transition: Video games have grown to a point that it is in everyday life. A. Gaming is the second most viewed type of content asides from music.
1. PewDiePie currently has the most subscribers on youtube and produces gaming content.
2. According to The Wall Street Journal “Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie makes 4 million a year when he had 27 million subscribers.” B. League of Legends is a popular video game that hosts a yearly tournaments that brings teams from all over the world to compete and see who is the best. 1. The Season 3 World Championships grand finals was held in Staples Center on the 4th of October 2013 which filled the stadium.
2. Lee, Sang Hyeok, more famously known as the professional League of Legend player Faker, he and his team won the Season 3 World Championships. During that year of 2013 he was a 17 year old who made $229,659.26 just from winnings and this doesn’t include how much he makes from being contracted to the team.
C. It is possible to have a career involved with video games.
1. IGN (Imagine Games Network) is an entertainment site that informs people on the newest updates and events that is happening in the video gaming
Professor Hayley Thayer
Comm 130
2 November 2014
Video Games
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about video games.
Thesis: Video games have changed throughout the years and now has become a major part in our society.
I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Video games are used by everyone scientist, military, and of course the casual players. B. Credibility Statement:
1. Video games play a major role in my life, I don’t remember a day without playing at least one hour a day.
2. I spend at least a third of my day playing video games, reading articles or watching videos about video games or news in the video game industry.
C. Preview of Main Points:
1. First, I will discuss the history of video games.
2. Second, I will discuss …show more content…
A. Video games weren’t always as marvelous as today’s video games.
1. Initially video games video were created in science labs.
2. Ralph Baer in 1972 was the first person to get video games out of labs and into homes he created the odyssey.
3. Around the same time atari created the first commercially successful video game pong.
4. 1980 was when color was first added to video games, Pacman was the first colored game to hit the market.
B. The current generation of video games is far more advanced than ever before.
1. Today’s video game industry is pushing technology for innovation, such as motion controls and virtual reality.
C. Video games now a days have a broader audience.
1. Everyone pretty much plays video games, almost everyone who has a smartphone has played Candy Crush, Flappy Birds, Angry Birds, or something of the sort.
2. “Candy Crush in the year of 2013 had 45 million monthly active users” according to Brian Ries in Newsweek, volume 161 issue 25. III. Main Point: The Different Types of Video Games
Transition: I have just informed you about the history of video games, now I will inform you about the different types of video …show more content…
Main Point: Earnings in Video Games
Transition: Video games have grown to a point that it is in everyday life. A. Gaming is the second most viewed type of content asides from music.
1. PewDiePie currently has the most subscribers on youtube and produces gaming content.
2. According to The Wall Street Journal “Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie makes 4 million a year when he had 27 million subscribers.” B. League of Legends is a popular video game that hosts a yearly tournaments that brings teams from all over the world to compete and see who is the best. 1. The Season 3 World Championships grand finals was held in Staples Center on the 4th of October 2013 which filled the stadium.
2. Lee, Sang Hyeok, more famously known as the professional League of Legend player Faker, he and his team won the Season 3 World Championships. During that year of 2013 he was a 17 year old who made $229,659.26 just from winnings and this doesn’t include how much he makes from being contracted to the team.
C. It is possible to have a career involved with video games.
1. IGN (Imagine Games Network) is an entertainment site that informs people on the newest updates and events that is happening in the video gaming