Category: Video Games

Lesson 1 Thursday 23^rd

Convergence

• What is it? See document – Wikipedia article ‘Convergence’
• Give Sony example [see notes below]
• Reminder that it is advisable to have 2 case studies in hand: one console and one other.
• As a class do w/s 10 task 2 and w/s 11 task 1
• Library research for w/s 10 task 1
• In pairs do w/s 5 page 2
• Homework:
• A) do w/s 12 mobile gaming; fill in on the sheet.
• B) do w/s 13 choose a console to research its marketing over time; make special mention of what is happening at the moment and what the future holds in store; hand in as notes.

 

Lesson 2 Tuesday 28^th

MMORPGs

• World of warcraft
• Second life

 

Lessons 3+ 4 Thursday 30^th

• Discussion of spidergram
• Photocopy of case study 3 pp 74-87
• Practice timed essay

 

Lesson 5 Thursday May 7^th

• ????

Sony and Convergence notes

• Computers
  
• Cameras and camcorders
  
• TV and Home Entertainment
  
• MP3 and portable electronics
  
• Movies
  
• Music
  
• Games
  

Acquisitions

• CBS Records 1987
  
• Columbia Pictures 1989
  
• Ericsson 2000
  
• Aiwa 2002
  
• Konica Minolta’s Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras section 2006
  
• Crackle – video sharing platform 2006
  

Have also jointly ventured with:

• Michael Jackson
  
• Toyota
  
• Samsung
  

Counterstrike

• See Counterstrike for Kids on YouTube Machinima
  
• Wikipedia entry
  
• Steampowered.com
  
• Arstechnica.com – how ‘Subway’ ads ended up on Counterstrike
  
• Counterstrike ad used to combat AIDS
  
• Counterstrike to have advertising in it.