genres/types of video games

RPG -  Role play game e.g. sims

SPORTS - e.g. NBA, Fifa

STRATEGY - fortnite, Tetris

ACTION/AVENTURE - Zelda

CONSTRUCTION/STRATEGY/BUILDING - Minecraft

FPS - First person shooter e.g counterstrike

SIMULATION -

HORROR - e.g. 5 nights at Freddies

PUZZLE SOLVING - e.g. portal

CHILDREN'S - e.g. Minecraft

key words

Platforms -different formats games are available in, such as IOS,PS4, Xbox, Linux

Cross media platforms - games avaialbe on more than one platform

Conglomerate - large media companies that own smaller media companies; i.e. sony

Developer - people or comapines that come up with that concept for the game

Digital distributor - making the game avaialble to audiences e.g. steam

Engine - a system designed for the creation and development of the video game e.g. 'unreal'

PEGI - Pan European Games Information - age rating system for regualtinig video games

Designer - people or companies who bring the concept of the game to life

RPG - Role Playing Games

MMORPG - massively multiplayer onlone role playing games

FPS - first person shooter

Event release - hyped date used heavily in makreting of new games

Triple A games - fifa, COD - an information classification used for video games with the highest development budgets and levels of promotions.

Open World - players free to roam in a virtual game world

DLC - downloadable content

Sandbox - style of a game that allows the user to change the world around them whenever they want

Vocab

Hybrid: combination of two genres for e.g romcom, action adventure
Semiotics: is the study of sings and also of anything which stands for 'something else'.
Denotation:  what we see when we look at an image (what it is)
Connotation: what we understand from this image. (what other meaning it has.)

1. brand identity
   The image a company constructs for itself through the use of logos, slogans and other marketing tools in order to appeal to an audience.
2. cross-platform
   The appearance of a media text on more than one platform; cross-platform or cross-media advertising is used to market a product like a film on the web, TV and newspapers.
3. endorsement
   The act of supporting or backing something; celebrity endorsement is often used in advertising to sell a product.
4. ethos
   The purpose, attitude and beliefs of a person or an organisation.
5. media convergence
   When audiences use one platform to consume various types of media texts.
6. media format
   A media format refers to whether the content is video, audio, print based, or a combination such as a website or video game.
7. media platform
   A media platform is where a media text is presented; this can be TV, cinema, computer, games console, digital media player, smartphone, tablet, magazine, or newspaper
8. media text
   Any media product such as a TV programme, film, magazine, video game, newspaper, music track or album created for an audience.
9. niche audience
   A small, narrow audience interested in a specific topic or theme - the opposite of a mass market audience.
10. public service broadcasting
    Public service broadcasting is for the benefit of the public and not just for profit or commercial gain; the BBC is a public service broadcaster in the UK.
11. smartphone
    A mobile phone with a powerful processor that is capable of running applications and accessing the internet.
12. tablet
    A computer device a little smaller than a laptop but with a built-in touchscreen, usually without a keyboard.