VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY: A FEW QUESTIONS

Below are ten questions that you could use to help you to prepare for your Video Gaming Industry questions. As you know, the question could be really wide and varied, so it is possible that they will set something really out of left field. I suspect that it will be a little more straightforward this year, because of the new material, but we don't know. If you could answer these questions, then you should definitely have enough to say something useful in the exam.  

1. How has media ownership influenced the production, distribution, and monetisation of video games? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Explicitly about media ownership.)
2. To what extent has technological convergence transformed the video gaming industry? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Explicitly about convergence.)
3. How have changes in audience consumption habits affected the ways in which video games are produced, distributed, and played? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Encourages discussion of convergence.)
4. How has globalisation impacted the video gaming industry in terms of development, distribution, and audience engagement? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer.
5. What role do digital distribution platforms and online connectivity play in the success of modern video games? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Encourages discussion of convergence.)
6. How do video game companies use marketing and branding strategies to expand their audience reach? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer.
7. To what extent has the rise of social and multiplayer gaming influenced the video gaming industry? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer.
8. How have economic factors, including game pricing models and in-game purchases, shaped the modern video gaming industry? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer.
9. How do regulatory bodies influence the content, classification, and distribution of video games? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Explicitly about regulation.)
10. How do social, political, and cultural factors influence the development and reception of video games? Make specific reference to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in your answer. (Encourages discussion of regulation by touching on censorship, ethical considerations, and content policies.)

NB: I would strongly recommend using chatgpt to help you with all three of the industry questions:

• Feed the question directly into chatgpt. 
• Use the mark scheme to give it a grade.
• Give chatgpt some instructions on how to improve the content of the question.
• Read it and grade it again.
• REPEAT THIS UNTIL YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN A STAR ESSAY.
• Identify the strongest parts of the response and cut it down to something manageable that you could create in 25 minutes (think somewhere between 500 and 700 words).