As popular media continues to fragment across streaming platforms, social media, and gaming, the bar for what captures—and keeps—our collective attention has never been higher. The Shift from Quantity to Quality
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Tools like generative AI are allowing studios to produce high-quality visual content more efficiently, potentially lowering costs while increasing the volume of creative output. 2. Emerging Formats for Popular Media As popular media continues to fragment across streaming
Popular media began to shift. The "Better Entertainment" era had begun. Studios stopped producing "content" and started telling stories again. VR experiences moved away from hyper-violent shooters and toward "Empathy Journeys," where you could walk a mile in someone else's shoes in a different part of the world. The "Better Entertainment" era had begun