SAE Institute

The purpose of this paper is to compare the music industry and the gaming industry, connected by a cultural topic. Lady Gaga’s and Fortnite’s influence on young people and their ideas of morality will be discussed. Gaga is a pop music icon who actively supports social justice (Click, Lee, and Holladay, 2015). Fortnite is a popular third-person online shooter game (I Am Your Target Demographic, 2018). The discussion shall explore the following thesis: playing video games and being a fan of a...

Ever since the first live music performance, the live music industry has undergone a massive change. This essay will examine how technology as a catalyst affected live concerts. Its purpose is to analyse live concerts pre and post 1999. Firstly, it will touch on the historical background - the first live performances. Secondly, the perception of liveness and how technology affected its definition will be discussed. Next, the essay examines what technologies were necessary to enable the evolution...