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media industries Flashcards

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social and cultural contexts:
when has the global video game industry been growing?

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since the early days of Atari home entertainment in the 1980s

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social and cultural contexts:
what has happened in recent years?

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the diversity of game genres and platforms on which they can be played has meant an explosion in the gaming industry

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social and cultural contexts:
what are expected based on a 2015 economic forecast?

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video games sales are expected to reach $90 billion by 2020

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social and cultural contexts:
what is considered for the 25% of the global population?

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in 2014, it was calculated there were 1.8 billion gamers in the world

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social and cultural contexts:
how does the 25% of the population challenge the stereotype of gamers as young geeky men?

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In 2018 in the USA, 28% of gamers were under 18, but 23% were over 50 years old.
There was a 66/44% male/female gender split

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social and cultural contexts:
what is the gender spilt?

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There was a 66/44% male/female gender split

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social and cultural contexts:
what are the range of genres?

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first-person-shooters to puzzles and learning tools - has varied the demographic for gamers

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social and cultural contexts:
why are the variety of platforms having the growth of the industry?

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variety of platforms - not just home consoles, but on tablets and smartphones - that high quality, complex and engaging games can be accessed has also led to the growth of the industry

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social and cultural contexts:
what has increasingly become a social activity?

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gaming

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social and cultural contexts:
what was Ultima Online considered in 1997?
how did this impact in the long term?

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the first on-line multiplayer game, and since then socialising in the game world has become an everyday activity for millions of people, usually geographically far apart

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social and cultural contexts:
what has people develop in games?

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develop alliances, friendships and even romantic relationships as their game characters

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social and cultural contexts:
what is ‘eSports’?

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live competitive gaming events between celebrity players

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social and cultural contexts:
how has eSports becoming popular?

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attracting millions of viewers
through sites like Twitch and even packing huge stadiums like traditional sporting events

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what is one of the things that have made Fortnite so popular?

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the ability to access the game from consoles, PCs, laptops, smartphones or tablets

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what you can download it for?

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a range of operating systems, can move,
mid-game, between devices without interrupting gameplay.

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what is technologically convergence?

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can be played at home, or on the move, on a tiny screen or a video projector.

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what is epic game’s operating system called?

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Unreal Engine

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
why does epic games have an operating system?

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to develop Fornite

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
why have they made their operating system available on their website?

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encourage their audience to use it to develop their own games

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what has unreal engine been used by?

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professional game developers to create titles
like Batman: Arkham City and Infinity Blade

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what is fornite a good example of?

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cross-media convergence, where more than one media brand or form joins to promote each other

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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what are they considered on YouTube and Twitch?
why?

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most viewed game on YouTube, and has also used streaming platforms like Twitch to broadcast live competitions.

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23
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who owns Twitch?

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Amazon

24
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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
how has fornite incorporated other media brands and franchises?

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had a collaboration with Marvel Studios, there was a special Avengers: Infinity War segment and recently a tie-in with Godzilla

25
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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what does the format of Fornite means?

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that any kind of costumes, weapons and games can be introduced to keep the game fresh

26
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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
what do films/TV/sports promote?

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their brands to over 20 million of players, whilst famous collaborations keep Fortnite in the news and social media

27
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Consider the impact of new technology and convergence:
who does epic games have a good relationship with?

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various non-gaming celebrities such as Drake and basketball star Ben Simmons. This helps to promote the game beyond the traditional gaming marke

28
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
who started epic games? and when?

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Tim Sweeney
1991

29
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
when was epic games originally run from?

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his parent’s house

30
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
what do these humble beginnings may explain?

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Epic’s decision to make the Unreal Engine available to amateur games designers

31
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
what did the Guinness Book Of Records named Unreal Engine in 2014?

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the ‘most successful videogame engine’

32
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
what do epic games own?

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video game developer Chair Entertainment and cloud-based software developer Cloudgine

33
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
where are epic game’s sub-studios?

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UK, Japan, and Germany

34
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
who is Tencent?

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a Chinese investment company

35
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
what do Tencent focused on?

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internet and AI development

36
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Consider Epic Games as an institution:
what did Tencent do in 2012?

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bought a 42% stake in Epic

37
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what is Fornite an example of?

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‘Games as a Service’ (GaaS) model

38
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what is the GaaS model?

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where there is a constant revenue stream from ‘in- game purchases’ after the initial purchase (or providing the game for free)

39
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Consider different funding and profit models:
why are some of these purchases a ‘micro transactions’?

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where players pay for weapon, costume
and game upgrades rather than ‘grinding through’ the gameplay to score them

40
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Consider different funding and profit models:
why do players use V-bucks?

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to purchase these items

41
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Consider different funding and profit models:
how can v-bucks be earned?

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in the game or bought using ‘real world’ money.

42
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what is another game which points can be earned the same as Fornite?

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candy crush

43
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what is unusual in fornite?

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the upgrades are purely ‘cosmetic’ i.e. they don’t actually affect the gameplay.

44
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what do they often consist of?

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new ‘skins’ (to alter your character’s appearance) and ‘emotes’ (victory dance moves after a kill)

45
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what do the skins and emotes only available for?
so, what does this increase?

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only available for a short period of time, increasing their value and encouraging players to pay rather than ‘grind’ for them

46
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what is another revenue steam for GaaS titles?

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offer ‘season passes’

47
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what are season passes?

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like a subscription that allows you to access new content over the course of a period of gameplay (the ‘season’) that play-for-free users can’t access

48
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Consider different funding and profit models:
what do fornite offer players during the course of the season? (3)

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‘battle passes’ and then drip-feeds limited edition and exclusive content to these players over the course of the season

49
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Consider regulation of the media:
what are age ratings?

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are systems used to ensure that entertainment content, such as computer games, are clearly labelled by age according to the content they contain

50
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Consider regulation of the media:
what do age ratings provide?

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guidance to consumers (particularly parents) to help them decide whether or not to buy a particular product

51
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Consider regulation of the media:
what does the rating on a game confirm?

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that it is suitable for players over a certain age

52
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Consider regulation of the media:
when and where was the PEGI system incorporated?

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2012 into UK law

53
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what is the PEGI system?

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Pan European Game Information system to give games their age ratings

54
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Consider regulation of the media:
why was the video standards council appointed as the statutory body?

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responsible for the age rating of video games in the UK using the PEGI system

55
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Consider regulation of the media:
what is fornite’s PEGI rating?

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12

56
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Consider regulation of the media:
why is this PEGI rating given to fornite?

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frequent scenes of mild violence

57
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Consider regulation of the media:
what are parents more concerned with?

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issues surrounding addiction than the levels of violence

comp 1 media studies: fornite (3 decks)

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