Film
Television
Radio/Music
Digital Games
Digital Platforms
100
What was the name of the early film camera that the Lumiere Brothers created? 

Cinematographe

100
What is the traditional method of content distribution that was taken up by cable and broadcast television? 

Linear TV

100

Which city did Jazz develop in? 

New Orleans

100

Name 3 significant console makers in the video game industry? 

Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

100

What is Arpanet? 

A precursor to the modern Internet that acted as a decentralized system that people could communicate across. 
200

Who created the first film monopoly? 

Thomas Edison

200

What was a technology that affected the audiences' relationship with television broadly? 

Examples include VCR, cable, satellite.

200

When did radio become a mass medium? 

Mid 1920s 

200

What was the primary concern that parents, politicians, and medical establishments expressed concern over what quality of video games?  

Addictiveness

200

What is the term that refers to who has Internet connections and the affordances of the Web and those who do not? 

Digital Divide

300

Which film began to establish the common practices of the continuity editing system? 

The Great Train Robbery

300

Who was part of the Big Three TV networks? 

ABC, CBS, NBC. 

300

What was the nature of cover music in the 1950s? 

White artists often did covers of music from Black artists in order to make songs more palatable for white audiences. 

300

Name an example of collective intelligence. 

When people band together to create resources, such as video game guides, modding, fan works, etc. 

300

How do digital platforms encourage users to stay within their walls? 

Addictive design

400

What is vertical integration? 

When a film company has ownership in all elements of the film production, distribution, and exhibition cycle. 

400

What is syndication? 

The practice of selling a television show's broadcasting rights to multiple radio and television stations, allowing them to air the show without being affiliated with a network

400

What are some strategies that helped radio to survive the rise of television? 

development of format radio, Top 40s charts, development of transistor radios. 
400

What was the digital hate movement that responded to anxieties around racial and gendered representations in video games? 

GamerGate

400

What is the qualities associated with the Internet of Things? 

This refers to when smart devices can communicate and synchronize data with one another. 

500

What is an example of film synergy? 

For example, when there are product placements within a film that the film conglomerate may own. When films create spin off toys, TV shows, soundtracks, and more. 
500

How has streaming services affected our relationship with television? 

Example: greater diversity of TV, binge watching, algorithmic curation, etc. 

500

How does podcasting define itself as a medium? 

the content delivery mode that depended on certain digital platforms like RSS. 

500

What was a significant find of the Game Developers Association? 

The great majority of game developers were male. 

500

Who created the term Slacktivism? 

Evgeny Morozov

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