Table of contents
no headingsDefinitions dealing with modern entertainment
Bittorrent: Online service allowing access to multiple hosts to download
visual media files. Controversial due to copyright infringement. A peer to
peer network.
Example: www.bittorrent.com
Brain age: A puzzle based video game for the handheld Ninetendo DS designed
to exercise brain functions such as memory and hand eye coordination.
Example: www.brainage.com
Net-Radio: Radio broadcasted over the internet.
Example: www.dc101.com/pages/listenlive.html
Leetspeak: Internet language primarily composed of numbers and symbols used
by gamers to speak to one another in code. Derived from, "Elite," the
language is designed to exclude new gamers.
Example: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/l/leetspea.htm
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Second life: A virtual online gaming experience birthed in web 2.0. The
gaming world is designed and maintained and experienced by all players.
Example: www.secondlife.com
Nintendo Wii: Gaming device allowing the users to interact with the games
thanks to motion censor capable controllers and interactive activities. Such
games include bowling, tennis and golf.
Example: http://www.nintendo.com/channel/wii
RIAA-MPAA: Government organizations which represent production studios in
audio and visual mediums. Company goals include rating media for users,
monitoring copyright infringement, market suites and other various research
groups.
Example: www.RIAA.com
www.MPAA.org
Podcasting: A digital media file uploaded by users and then converted in
order to be played on portable media devices.
Example: www.apple.com/podcasting
Social Networking: Web sites that allow users to generate their own homepages
in order to express themselves online as well as share interests and
activities with others.
Example: www.myspace.com
7th Generation Gaming: Beginning in November of 2005 with the release of the
XBOX 360 and the Playstation 3, this was the seventh new beginning for gaming
consoles. This release provided new and more capable processors allowing for
increased graphic capabilities, larger gaming worlds, longer stories, online
gaming possibilities and an overall more encompassing gaming experience.
Example: www.gamespot.com
