[Music]
alright I’ll get her okay these myths
need to be patched welcome to
watchmojo.com dispels them one by one
this shall be a day for all to remember
let us bravely charge the fields of
Azeroth from the hey guys in this
episode we’ll be tackling the five myths
about video games that had as qqing for
the record we’re looking at the industry
itself not those cheeky little myths
about individual games like what
Clarence told you about Mew being under
the truck in Pokemon read the little
bastard
[Music]
myth number five video games make you a
loner alright let’s get this one out of
the way quickly with headlines like
gamer dies after nineteen hour gaming
session it’s quite easy to see how some
people still hold on to the belief that
video games are for social outcasts and
the basement-dwelling gamer seems to be
a go-to for some of the more uninspired
comedians oh so it’s not her point of
view we actually get to look at her yes
very smart decision Square Enix
otherwise I’m a man in a woman’s body
but in reality for a large part of the
gaming community the opposite is true
online gaming has become a massively
social entity with games like
first-person shooters and MMORPGs
actually encouraging players to
cooperate and interact with one another
in order to accomplish a goal one two
three
good job guys yeah this can leave those
who would usually isolate themselves
socially to gain the in-game confidence
to create connections which in turn can
translate to real-world friendships as
well sweet video game chair
what’s more video games can be a gateway
to different social circles from the
speedrunning community to the ever
glorious fighting game community while
you’re sleeping I’m gonna pop a squat
over your mouth and let her rip you
effing ape basically gaming has changed
greatly from those tired cliches that
the likes of Jimmy Kimmel cling to and
in this day and age you’d be
hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t a
gamer
myth number four pong was the first
video game
[Music]
those two paddles jumping up and down
the black tube television of an arcade
screen with the introduction to video
games for most folks in the 70s I’m too
good at pong it’s a curse pong is the
games that launched the video game craze
and what led many investors to begin
thinking of gaming as a viable industry
[Music]
but pong was far from being the first
video game the first official video game
was a simplified adaptation of
tic-tac-toe for bitty in the brain and
it was first shown at the 1950 Canadian
national exhibit and featured in Life
magazine 22 years before pong was
released pong isn’t even the first
commercially available game either
computer space was the first arcade game
to appear in bars and pinball arcades
across America much more sophisticated
than pong but it didn’t offer play as
the same level of engagement which is
why pong took off and computer space was
banished to a footnote in the history
books use your hands that’s like a
baby’s toy based on myth number three
gills don’t play games those games are
bullshit calm down Lee with the rise of
feminist voices condemning the lack of
three-dimensional female characters in
video games many have fallen back on the
argument that women just aren’t
interested in gaming and that they
aren’t a big enough demographic for
their voices to be relevant in fact
video games are extremely popular with
females no surprise oh here we go
revelation a recent study shows that
adult females make 37% of video game
sales second only to adult males who
make up 38% of the market but like in
any big entertainment industry investors
tend to fall back on the tried-and-true
formulas to maximize sales and
historically video games haven’t scored
too high on the feminist scale that’s
why despite more and more women rallying
for equal representation in video games
you can expect new releases to still
have the same old tropes on display
regardless the female gaming demographic
is growing and surely it won’t be too
long until this myth feeds into
obscurity
myth number two the film industry is
bigger than the video game industry oh
you’re dead Oh
leave my torso alone at least film has
long been the Titan when it comes to
storytelling media and as such it gets
much better rap than video games with
the general public I’m getting pretty
good at this and since everyone and
their cat goes out to watch movies you
think the cash flow would reflect that
but rejoice gamers were actually pumping
more money into our hobby than the
everyday Joe Blow in 2015 the total u.s.
box office revenue was 11 billion
dollars even with the release of massive
hits like Star Wars and Jurassic world
the total video game revenue twenty
three point five billion dollars more
than double the amount of the box office
it’s partly because new video games have
such a higher price tag
even though triple-a games are generally
cheaper to produce in the Hollywood
movie go-go-go hallway let’s go
move up move up so where the video game
companies robbing us well know they
usually offer a lot more content than a
movie and you’re likely to spend at
least triple the amount of time playing
a video game then you would watching a
movie as well
[Music]
myth number one there is scientific
proof linking video games and violence
but who was to blame all the experts had
an answer angry heavy-metal subculture
where were the parents violent movies
song huh video games television
entertainment center this myth isn’t
quite as cut and dry as some of the
others on the list but untrue
nonetheless with the introduction of new
technologies always comes the fear of
their influence be it with heavy metal
music or even Pokemon the media always
flocks to the idea that these hobbies
are turning good folks bad and video
games are perhaps the most commonly
accused I think it’s a wise idea to not
have a child play a violent video game
but that recommendation is not because
doing so would turn that child into a
killer it’s simply because doing so is
exposing that child is something that’s
going to scare him or her but this myth
does arguably have some legs plenty of
us can admit that we’ve been prone to
throwing our controller of the wall
after a particularly frustrating round
of Street Fighter and any aggressive
medium may incite someone with anger
issues to act upon their frustrations
however a recent study conducted in
Oxford University concluded that there
is no strong correlation between the two
and instances of aggression may only
occur after prolonged gaming sessions
man what an bathroom back up the case
simply needs more context and as it
stands everyone is still wildly debating
whether it’s true or not for now the
proof just isn’t there and let’s face it
jumping on goombahs and driving cars
into giant soccer balls isn’t gonna push
you into decking someone
[Applause]
so which of these myths did you believe
is what Google searches are asking about
video games your video games make you
fat in Super Mario a real person which
Pokemon is the sexiest for more playful
top tens and ragequitting top fives be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Applause]
[Music]
alright I’ll get her okay these myths
need to be patched welcome to
watchmojo.com dispels them one by one
this shall be a day for all to remember
let us bravely charge the fields of
Azeroth from the hey guys in this
episode we’ll be tackling the five myths
about video games that had as qqing for
the record we’re looking at the industry
itself not those cheeky little myths
about individual games like what
Clarence told you about Mew being under
the truck in Pokemon read the little
bastard
[Music]
myth number five video games make you a
loner alright let’s get this one out of
the way quickly with headlines like
gamer dies after nineteen hour gaming
session it’s quite easy to see how some
people still hold on to the belief that
video games are for social outcasts and
the basement-dwelling gamer seems to be
a go-to for some of the more uninspired
comedians oh so it’s not her point of
view we actually get to look at her yes
very smart decision Square Enix
otherwise I’m a man in a woman’s body
but in reality for a large part of the
gaming community the opposite is true
online gaming has become a massively
social entity with games like
first-person shooters and MMORPGs
actually encouraging players to
cooperate and interact with one another
in order to accomplish a goal one two
three
good job guys yeah this can leave those
who would usually isolate themselves
socially to gain the in-game confidence
to create connections which in turn can
translate to real-world friendships as
well sweet video game chair
what’s more video games can be a gateway
to different social circles from the
speedrunning community to the ever
glorious fighting game community while
you’re sleeping I’m gonna pop a squat
over your mouth and let her rip you
effing ape basically gaming has changed
greatly from those tired cliches that
the likes of Jimmy Kimmel cling to and
in this day and age you’d be
hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t a
gamer
myth number four pong was the first
video game
[Music]
those two paddles jumping up and down
the black tube television of an arcade
screen with the introduction to video
games for most folks in the 70s I’m too
good at pong it’s a curse pong is the
games that launched the video game craze
and what led many investors to begin
thinking of gaming as a viable industry
[Music]
but pong was far from being the first
video game the first official video game
was a simplified adaptation of
tic-tac-toe for bitty in the brain and
it was first shown at the 1950 Canadian
national exhibit and featured in Life
magazine 22 years before pong was
released pong isn’t even the first
commercially available game either
computer space was the first arcade game
to appear in bars and pinball arcades
across America much more sophisticated
than pong but it didn’t offer play as
the same level of engagement which is
why pong took off and computer space was
banished to a footnote in the history
books use your hands that’s like a
baby’s toy based on myth number three
gills don’t play games those games are
bullshit calm down Lee with the rise of
feminist voices condemning the lack of
three-dimensional female characters in
video games many have fallen back on the
argument that women just aren’t
interested in gaming and that they
aren’t a big enough demographic for
their voices to be relevant in fact
video games are extremely popular with
females no surprise oh here we go
revelation a recent study shows that
adult females make 37% of video game
sales second only to adult males who
make up 38% of the market but like in
any big entertainment industry investors
tend to fall back on the tried-and-true
formulas to maximize sales and
historically video games haven’t scored
too high on the feminist scale that’s
why despite more and more women rallying
for equal representation in video games
you can expect new releases to still
have the same old tropes on display
regardless the female gaming demographic
is growing and surely it won’t be too
long until this myth feeds into
obscurity
myth number two the film industry is
bigger than the video game industry oh
you’re dead Oh
leave my torso alone at least film has
long been the Titan when it comes to
storytelling media and as such it gets
much better rap than video games with
the general public I’m getting pretty
good at this and since everyone and
their cat goes out to watch movies you
think the cash flow would reflect that
but rejoice gamers were actually pumping
more money into our hobby than the
everyday Joe Blow in 2015 the total u.s.
box office revenue was 11 billion
dollars even with the release of massive
hits like Star Wars and Jurassic world
the total video game revenue twenty
three point five billion dollars more
than double the amount of the box office
it’s partly because new video games have
such a higher price tag
even though triple-a games are generally
cheaper to produce in the Hollywood
movie go-go-go hallway let’s go
move up move up so where the video game
companies robbing us well know they
usually offer a lot more content than a
movie and you’re likely to spend at
least triple the amount of time playing
a video game then you would watching a
movie as well
[Music]
myth number one there is scientific
proof linking video games and violence
but who was to blame all the experts had
an answer angry heavy-metal subculture
where were the parents violent movies
song huh video games television
entertainment center this myth isn’t
quite as cut and dry as some of the
others on the list but untrue
nonetheless with the introduction of new
technologies always comes the fear of
their influence be it with heavy metal
music or even Pokemon the media always
flocks to the idea that these hobbies
are turning good folks bad and video
games are perhaps the most commonly
accused I think it’s a wise idea to not
have a child play a violent video game
but that recommendation is not because
doing so would turn that child into a
killer it’s simply because doing so is
exposing that child is something that’s
going to scare him or her but this myth
does arguably have some legs plenty of
us can admit that we’ve been prone to
throwing our controller of the wall
after a particularly frustrating round
of Street Fighter and any aggressive
medium may incite someone with anger
issues to act upon their frustrations
however a recent study conducted in
Oxford University concluded that there
is no strong correlation between the two
and instances of aggression may only
occur after prolonged gaming sessions
man what an bathroom back up the case
simply needs more context and as it
stands everyone is still wildly debating
whether it’s true or not for now the
proof just isn’t there and let’s face it
jumping on goombahs and driving cars
into giant soccer balls isn’t gonna push
you into decking someone
[Applause]
so which of these myths did you believe
is what Google searches are asking about
video games your video games make you
fat in Super Mario a real person which
Pokemon is the sexiest for more playful
top tens and ragequitting top fives be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Applause]
[Music]
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