1. Technical Terms Task: Video Games: Fill in the GAPS
Technological Convergence Production Distribution Marketing Consumption
Assassins Creed has
downloadable content
distributed Online which
consumers can access
through their technologically
converged devices.
Media Convergence
Epic Games worked with Rockstar worked with Online
sumthing else music for the Media to market RDR trailers
soundtrack of Gears of war
Synergy
Zynga worked with Facebook Rockstar worked with sony
to distribute Farmville. and Microsoft for RDR to be
(New distribution modle) played on the Xbox360 and
PS3
2. Proliferation Production Distribution Marketing Consumption
Digital distribution became
part of proliferation. Games
such as Angry Birds are
distributed online.
Media Ownership
Rockstar own their own Activision (publisher of COD:
game engine to create and finest hour) would have had
produce their unique games to pay TV channels a price to
like GTA and RDR. show their TV advert.