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**Can Video Games be considered another new mass media? What makes Video Games a different medium from conventional movies and music? Why are video games catching on?**
I believe video games can be considered new mass media. Video games are considered a different medium from conventional movies and music because video games utilize a many-to-many or one-to-one form of communication in which the gamers interact and communicate with each other, which is different from conventional movies and music, which transmits information to a large audience. Moreover, conventional mass media does not allow users to interact with each other; instead, the users can only receive a message transmitted by the mass media. Video games are catching on because users have the ability to actively participate with each other, which you cannot do with conventional mass media, such as watching television. In addition, gaming also brings people who share similar interests together, which is another reason why it’s catching on. This can be supported by the Korean culture of admiring and cheering on professional gamers, as seen in the video clip shown in class.