Free For All Sep 19, 2019 ... AWAYToday’s youth have given rise to modern gaming culture, which positions gaming as more than just an activity; for them, gaming is part of their lifestyle. This is especially true for Zs, who view gaming as not only a way to pass the time but also a way to engage with friends and fellow gamers and even potentially earn a living. When it comes to burnout, gaming provides young players a way to escape reality and immerse themselves in a universe in which they have one clear objective. Around half of ...
Tech Truths Mar 21, 2019 ... to maximize my flat screen TV. The smart home universe has really picked up momentum for me. RJ, 41, NYI have a positive view of tech. I've been able to do stuff that I never would have been able to accomplish without technology. It's amazing. I think younger generations take it for granted though because it's all they've ever known.JANINE, 51, PATech-Driven Behaviors: Whereas Boomers are most comfortable on tablets and computers, Xers are avid users of an array of devices, as evidenced by them ...
State Of The Art Sep 15, 2018 ... values.A.I. AS A TOOLThe introduction of any innovative creative tool is a catalyst for general fear about the potential for diminished human involvement in the artistic process. The release of the Adobe Creative Suite and its democratization of cross-disciplinary design had critics bemoaning the loss of hand drawing and rigorously-honed skill even as the program opened up a universe of expanded possibilities for designers. While Adobe’s software both expanded the potential of the design output and ...
Global Movie Trends Jun 01, 2018 ... Rafiki’s international premier at Cannes (where it was the first Kenyan film to be shown at the festival), the Kenya Film Classification board slapped it with a national ban, simply reinforcing the intolerance depicted in the film. A Deal with the Universe Jason Barker’s debut British documentary A Deal with the Universe premiered as the centerpiece of this year’s Flare, the British Film Institute’s annual LGBTQ film festival. Barker, a transgender man and former BFI ...
IRL (In Real Live) Dec 11, 2016 media & entertainment events festivals TV ... public settings, as a 26-year-old man mentioned he wish he could attend. There’s even opportunity for books and magazines to come to life via readings and immersive events. In the future, these live entertainment experiences won’t just be a means to consume the content, but rather, an extension of it. Content creators will be challenged to add another element to their work that springs off the flat piece of media, growing the story or universe and creating a component that consumers can’t get at ...
Re-New Dec 05, 2016 media & entertainment movies streaming TV ... getting extension stories, which are then often adapted for the screen, such as Death Comes to Pemberley, a continuation of Pride and Prejudice, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, based on the Harry Potter universe. All told, the same stories are re-emerging in the zeitgeist, just in new ways that stretch the creativity of the original narrative and that are more relevant in terms of their presentation and delivery platform. Youth are eager for more of the same as 72% in the U.S. and 68 ...
Genre Trends Nov 30, 2016 media & entertainment movies music streaming TV ... relevant to a young audience with Beat Bugs, an animated series using the band’s hits to move the plot line (à la 2007 film Across the Universe) and teach kids valuable lessons.The Breaks A successful TV movie in January 2016, VH1 is bringing back The Breaks as a TV series. The movie and show, inspired by Don Charnas’s nonfiction book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, follows three friends breaking into the music scene.Hello World! The Discovery Channel combined ...
Free Spirit(uality) Jun 09, 2015 community health & wellness religion spirituality ... personal mantras and manifestos, the burgeoning interest in ayahuasca ceremonies, and the growth of “transformational festivals.” For brands, there is an opportunity to help consumers explore life’s big questions while also helping them better understand their place in the universe. ACTION ITEMS The possession of values is highly important to consumers both for themselves and the brands that they engage with; some brands have manifestos that are designed to show what they stand for and allow ...
Justifying Fan Fic Jun 09, 2014 media & entertainment books hobbies movies TV ... , Smith is releasing fan fiction about her characters on Amazon’s Kindle Worlds, to show readers how she imagined the story would end. Fan Fiction Glossary Canon: the original and official source material on which fan fiction is based. Shipping: short for "relationship," these stories pair two characters that fans wish would become romantically involved. AU (Alternate Universe): Stories that take place in a universe or timeframe other than where the characters originally existed, in which pivotal ...
Outer Limits Jun 04, 2014 media & entertainment movies music style TV ... Building on their fascination with science in general, young people are demonstrating a particular growing interest in outer space.Recent, major discoveries in the field of cosmology have sparked a newfound social fascination with space exploration. In March, researchers alleged evidence of cosmic inflation (the theory that the universe rapidly expanded just after the Big Bang), a finding which, though contentious, generated a good deal of mainstream media excitement about cosmology. NASA’s ...