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Painterboy

Painterboy is a game for Commodore 64. Released in 1986, it is one of the first advergames produced in Finland. The game advertises paints from Finnish paint company Tikkurila. It is based on "Father and Son" characters from Tikkurila's TV advertisements of the time, though somewhat caricatured compared to the advertisements, which had actors.

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Painterboy is a game for Commodore 64. Released in 1986, it is one of the first advergames produced in Finland. The game advertises paints from Finnish paint company Tikkurila. It is based on "Father and Son" characters from Tikkurila's TV advertisements of the time, though somewhat caricatured compared to the advertisements, which had actors.

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  1. release date: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368058135

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