~Anastasia~
† Handmaid of God †
- Dec 1, 2013
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Ugh. THAT is what all the kids are talking about?Here's a highly relevant example of a popular game right now, in Oct 2018, among a range of all ages -- Fortnite.
What is Fortnite: Battle Royale?
In short, it’s a mass online brawl [with guns, axes, found weapons] where 100 players leap out of a flying bus on to a small island and then fight each other until only one is left. [meaning everyone else has been killed in the game, usually by being shot]
Fortnite: a parents' guide to the most popular video game in schools
Is this okay for a 9 yr old, or an 15 yr old... Or a 22 yr old?
No, no, and also no, in my view, in that the goal is to kill all the other players, who are depicted as people --
About 2 minutes should be enough to show you how it works:
Some students asked me if I played. And no, I wouldn't. That's horrific, to my mind.
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