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Beyond Broadcast and Social Media: Game Engines are the New Reality Engines
Facebook has never felt more vulnerable to me, and yet, the grip Facebook Inc has — with Instagram, WhatsApp, and of course Big Blue, is still as strong as it ever was. Still, when I look at products like Discord, Fortnite, Minecraft, TikTok, or Roblox, I can’t help but believe that there is an opening for a new era of social — what I’ll call parti... See more
Sarah Tavel • The Era of Participatory Social
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online distribution encourages audiences to concentrate their watching time and enables networks to monopolize their viewers’ attention. Much of this comes from the fact that unlike pay TV, most online video subscriptions are sold a la carte and on a month-to-month basis. This has four major implicati
audiences have never had more power in distribution or creativity: we’ve seen TikTok’s algorithm expand who can achieve fame; Twitch’s livestreams reinvent parasocial connection; and companies like HQ Trivia pioneer new forms of interactive media. But audiences have no ownership or upside. Mad Realities hopes to change that.
Rex Woodbury • Mad Realities and the Rise of User-Owned Content
This explosion in eSports contains hints about the future of content, communities and commerce.