Media Types and Convergence Quiz

Media Types and Convergence

• New Media: This media type categorizes and distributes content via digital platforms.
• Print Media: Examples include brochures and flyers.
• Broadcast Media: This media relies less on physical copies, distributing messages "over the air". Satellites are one example of its use.
• Radio Waves/Electricity/Airwaves: Broadcast media in the past used these to reach audiences.
• Film: This type of media records images onto celluloid strips, primarily for storytelling but also for instructional videos.
• Video Games: This is a computer-generated form of media played on consoles, computers, or mobile devices

Types of Media Convergence

• Media Convergence: The coming together of media types and their industries.
• Economic Convergence: Linking companies and businesses to media.
• Social Convergence/Media Stacking: This is also known as social convergence, meaning multiple media forms combine.
• Organic Convergence: Combining multiple media types organically.
• Cultural Convergence: The flow of stories from one format to another, like a comic being adapted to film, and participatory culture, where consumers add input to media.
• Global Convergence: Types of convergence seen in how cultures from different geographical areas can exchange influences through media.
• Technological Convergence: Examples include internet service upgrades and streaming sites.