The Basics of Digital Entertainment

Discuss in pairs and make short notes.

Read the article in the link below;

http://mashable.com/2011/12/14/entertainment-trends-2011/

Do you agree that these are the major trends? What else has transformed digital entertainment?

Read the article in the link below;

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2011/05/more-people-are-turning-to-the-internet-for-entertainment.html

Do you agree that people are turning to the internet for entertainment? Why is that so? 


You tube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB1Ssc-x0EI

 
Entertainment

What would be your definition of entertainment?

 Traditional Entertainment

• List at least  five ways that people used to be entertained before the digitizing entertainment.
• What were the benefits of the traditional entertainment?
• What were the challenges of traditional entertainment?
• How were the challenges overcome?

Digital Entertainment

• List at least 10 digital or online entertainment solutions/products you know
• What makes digital entertainment the most preferred means of entertainment.

Computer Basics
All computer process and stores data in binary form. The two bits used by a computers  are      0 & 1
Obtain notes on

• Bits, Bytes, KB, and GB, TB

Why are the following so important while using entertainment programs.

• Dpi and pixels
• Resolution
• Memory size
• Processor Speed

Hardware
Define the following hardware gadgets and explain how they have impacted digital entertainment.

• Joysticks
• Smartphones/ Mobile phones
• DVD's and DVD drives
• Wireless network- Bluetooth and infra red
• VR Goggles
• Webcam ,digital cameras and video cameras
• Ipods
• Kindles / Tablets
• PSP / Nintendo