Evolving media - Animal Crossing

 Paper 2 is titled 'evolving media'. The focus is on how media industries change, adapt 

Animal Crossing new horizons

IP- Intellectual property 

Making media 

3 main stages of making media

Production, Distribution, Exhibition/ consumption/ exchange

Production- making it

Distribution- Marketing and getting it out there

Exhibition/ consumption/ exchange- the audience engaging with the product

Animal crossing- basic context

Animal crossing: New Horizons is part of a franchise of video games developed and published by Nintendo. The series has been running for over 20 years, with the original game produced in 2001.

It is a social simulation game- it emulates aspects of real life such as making friends, hobbies and house decoration.

It was concepted and created by Katsuya Equchi and Hisashi Nogami. It was anounced by Nintendo in 2018 but released in 2020.

Quiz

1. Zelda, Mario, Splatoon

2.Audience, industry

3. Radio one, Shang-chi

4.Production, Distribution, Exhibition

5. 23 years old

6. March 2020

7.Katsuya Equchi

8.

9. 32.63 million copies

10.700 hours


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