An infographic deck that explores the effects of Fortnite on children and how parents are dealing with the issues. Over 750 posts across 10 different threads centred around Fortnite on Mumsnet were analysed.

1. Cleanthis Georghiou
BOYS UNDER 16 ARE MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES
AGES AND GENDER OF THOSE MENTIONED ON MUMSNET
Guide: Charts show the age groups, as well as gender of those being mentioned negatively on Mumsnet
97% 3%
13-14 15-170 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
11 & Under
12 to 15
16+
Parent/Partner
SURVIVING THE STORM OF ANGRY PARENTS
VOLUME OF MENTIONS

2. Cleanthis Georghiou
BEHAVIOUR CHANGES MONOPOLISE NEGATIVE SENTIMENT
SENTIMENT THEMES
Guide: Charts show conversation themes within positive, neutral and negative sentiment around Fortnite on Mumsnet
58%
42%
Answer to a Question About the Game
Question About the Game
MENTIONS ARE DOMINATED BY NEGATIVE SENTIMENT
SENTIMENT OF MENTIONS
Guide: Chart shows sentiment of mentions of Fortnite on Mumsnet
10% 7% 83%
27%
46%
27%
Fortnite is a Good Game
Fortnite is Beneficial
No Issues with Fortnite
72%
10%
7%
11%
Behaviour Parent Wellbeing
Online Chat Spending

3. Cleanthis Georghiou
UNDER 16’S BEHAVE BADLY BECAUSE OF FORTNITE
KEY NEGATIVE THEMES IDENTIFIED FROM PARENTS AND HOW THEY CORRELATE TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
Guide: Chart shows negative themes within negative sentiment around Fortnite in relation to age groups on Mumsnet
0
5
10
15
20
25
11 and Under 12 to 15 16+
Under 16’s
are most vulnerable to
behaviour
changes when
playing Fortnite
VOLUMEOFMENTIONS

4. Cleanthis Georghiou
FORTNITE MAKES MY CHILD AGGRESSIVE
BEHAVIOUR THEMES
Guide: Slide shows conversation themes within the negative ‘behaviour’ category around Fortnite on Mumsnet
14%
41%
22%
13%
10%
Aggression
Attitude
Addiction
Antisocial
School
72%
10%
7%
11%
Behaviour Parent Wellbeing
Online Chat Spending 41%
of parents identified aggressive behaviour traits in their
children whilst/after playing Fortnite

5. Cleanthis Georghiou
FORTNITE IS AN ISSUE FOR MY 12-15 YEAR OLD
KEY BEHAVIOUR THEMES IDENTIFIED FROM PARENTS AND HOW THEY CORRELATE TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
Guide: Chart shows behaviour themes within negative sentiment around Fortnite in relation to age groups on Mumsnet
0
5
10
15
20
25
11 and Under 12 to 15 16+
12-15 Year Olds
develop
aggressive
tendencies
when playing
Fortnite
Parents have
noticed an
attitude
problem with
their ≤11 Year
Olds
VOLUMEOFMENTIONS

6. Cleanthis Georghiou
FORTNITE MUST AVOID SEVERE SOLUTIONS
POSSIBLE SOLUTION CATEGORIES THAT OTHER PARENTS HAVE SUGGESTED
Guide: Slide shows percentage of mild, moderate and severe parent solutions to children playing Fortnite on Mumsnet
50% 41% 9%
SOLUTIONS WHERE PARENTS ARE
TRYING TO INTROUDCE A SYSTEM TO
HELP COMBAT ISSUES THAT MAY
ARISE WHEN THEIR CHILD PLAYS
FORTNITE
41% OF SOLUTIONS CAN BE
CLASSIFIED AS NO NONSENSE;
THESE SOLUTIONS ARE SEEN AS A
LAST RESORT WHEN BEHAVIOUR
GETS OUT OF HAND
SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE
CONSIDERED AS LENIENT OR LAX

7. Cleanthis Georghiou
PARENTS OF 12 - 15’s ARE USING SEVERE SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED FROM PARENTS AND HOW THEY CORRELATE TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
Guide: Chart shows parent solutions around children and Fortnite in relation to age groups on Mumsnet
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
11 and Under 12 to 15
45%
of solutions for
12 – 15 Year
Olds are
Severe
60%
of parents suggest
moderate solutions
to issues with
Fortnite
VOLUMEOFMENTIONS

8. Cleanthis Georghiou
PARENTS WANT TO LIMIT THEIR CHILD’S TIME ON FORTNITE
MODERATE SOLUTIONS
Guide: Chart shows volume of moderate parent solutions to children playing Fortnite on Mumsnet
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Limit Playing time Warnings Earn Playing Time
80%of
moderate
solutions are
centered around
limiting playing
time
Introducing a limiting system will
eradicate issues that arise through
extensive game time
40%of
all solutions are
centered around
limiting playing
time
VOLUMEOFMENTIONS

9. Cleanthis Georghiou
TIME TOKENS: THE BEST WEAPON IN MUM’S ARSENAL
THE SOLUTION TO SURVIVING THE STORM
Guide: Slide shows the Time Token system and how it could benefit parents experiencing issues with Fortnite and their children
1x = 1h
r
1. Parents
remotely log into
their child’s
Fortnite account
3. The child is
allowed one hour
of gameplay
2. The child is
awarded with a
Time Token
4. When the hour
is up, the child is
logged out of their
Fortnite account