1. Future Developments in ICT
Entertainment

2. Examination question:
Questions are likely to take the form:
discuss possible future developments in ICT and their impact on entertainment
“What?” …. and “so what?”
there may be a given scenario
e.g. cinema

3. What does the examiner want?
show a detailed level of understanding
subject specific terminology will be used accurately and appropriately
able to discuss in detail both the impacts and consequences of more than one position
there will be few, if any, errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar

4. Entertainment could include:
Television
Music
Gaming
Films/cinema
Reading
……..?

5. What am I looking for?
the following slides contain “triggers” for you to work from
you should ask yourself about:
recent important developments in the given area
what these could mature into (“what’s next?”) or ….
what would be a desirable move in the given area
what effects would this have on users/developers
desirable & undesirable

6. Television Digital TV Interactive TV Streaming TV YouTube
PVR (Sky+/V+)

7. Music
Streaming
Downloads
Copyright

8. Games
Graphics
Controllers
On-line

9. Films

10. Books & Reading

11. Holidays
Virtual Holidays