About

Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform played electronically via the internet. They generally take place in classrooms around a screen. In order to play, first a person must make a quiz game, called a "Kahoot," on the Kahoot website.^[1] When the Kahoot is launched, it gets a unique pin number. Players join the game by entering the pin number on the Kahoot website or iOS app with their mobile device or laptop.^[2] Once all players have joined, the leader starts the game, which consists of trivia questions with four multiple-choice answers that appear both on a communal screen and on the mobile devices. Points are awarded based on how accurately and quickly players answer the questions. A leaderboard is displayed on screen showing the top five players in the game.

History

Kahoot! was launched in August 2013 by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker, Asmund Furuseth and Morten Versvik. The technology platform itself is based on the research conducted by Morten Versvik for his Master’s degree at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and based on research carried out by Professor Alf Inge Wang and his colleagues at NTNU. The game has rapidly grown in popularity. On September 17th, 2015, Wired^[4] reported that the game was being played by over 50 million people worldwide. In April 2016, the New York Times^[5] reported that of the 55 million students in the American elementary and secondary school systems, 20 million had used Kahoot in the previous month. As of October 24th, 2016, there are over 10 million unique Kahoots.^[3]

Online Presence

Kahoot! has nearly 14,000 Facebook likes,^[6] 50,000 Twitter followers,^[7] and a subreddit with 413 readers.^[8]

Related Memes

Kahoot! has inspired the creation of many memes. On September 1st, 2016, a Facebook page devoted to Kahoot memes^[9] launched and gained nearly 80,000 likes in two months. On October 2nd, 2016, Kahoot memes began appearing on /r/dankmemes,^[10] which then drew a poster on /r/OutOfTheLoop^[11] wondering what is Kahoot. On October 23rd, 2016, a commenter in the facetious meme-tracking subreddit /r/memeeconomy^[12] asked if Kahoot memes were "a worthy investment." Most Kahoot-related memes apply other popular memes like Caveman Spongebob, Nut Button, and Advice Animals to Kahoot-related jokes.

The music that plays in the Kahoot "lobby" and the music that plays during the 30 seconds of time to answer a question have both inspired a series of remix videos.

Search Interest

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