MOBA Means Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Fact
MOBA means Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. It’s a sub-genre of Real Time Strategy (RTS) focused on team-based player-versus-player (PVP) competition.
Arts and Culture
Culture is a broad category referring to the way we experience, classify, and share our humanity. The arts, a subdivision of culture, focus on expression of experiences and ideas.
Arts and Culture include subjects like film and television, food and drink, video games, visual arts, performing arts, mass media, sports, literature, and more.
eSports is Video Games as a Competitive Sport Fact
The term eSports describes competitive video gaming as a sport. eSports typically involve team-based gaming as a spectator sport with ranked matches.
Vegetarianism is Worse For the Environment than Eating Meat Myth
Both animal-derived and plant-derived food production has consequences, but meat production is worse for the environment in most cases.
Whistle Voice is Different than Falsetto Fact
Whistle voice and falsetto are both high vocal registers that use alternative positions of the vocal cords and sound like different parts of a flute.
Richard Garriott Revolutionized Video Game RPGs Fact
Richard Garriott revolutionized video game RPGs by creating one of the first popular RPGs Ultima (1981), and one of the first MMORPGs Ultima Online (1997).
Ultima Online Popularized MMORPGs Fact
Ultima Online (1997) popularized the MMORPG genre, and it’s creator even coined the term MMORPG, but the first MMORPG was Meridian 59 (1995).
There was a Wu-Tang Clan Album that Cost Millions of Dollars Fact
Wu-Tang Clan produced an original album called Once Upon a Time in Shaolin that sold for $2 million to Martin Shkreli in 2015.
Sushi is Raw Fish Rolled in Seaweed and Rice Myth
Sushi is any dish with vinegared rice. Raw fish rolled in seaweed and rice (maki) is only one of many types of sushi.
Taco Bell’s Beef Isn’t Real Beef Myth
Taco Bell’s seasoned beef is 88% “100 percent USDA-inspected premium real beef” and 12% common ingredients like soy, spices, water, and oats.
Licensing and Media Tie-Ins Saved LEGO Fact
LEGO struggled from 1998 to 2004, nearing bankruptcy, but licensing and media tie-ins helped revitalize the company and the LEGO brand name.