Genre.

Genre-

Genre- A type of media product governed by implicit rules that are shared by the makers of the product and the audience for it.

Genre paradigm- Particular media texts derive meaning from the ways in which the medium and genre used differs from the alternatives.

Genres in music:

Pop
Rock
Heavy metal
RnB
Country
Rap
Classical
Jazz
Gospel
Hip hop
Reggae
Techno

Genres in videogames:

Platform games
Action games
Shooting
Fighting games
Stealth games
Survival games
Rhythm games
Real time 3D adventures
Interactive
Virtual reality

Hybrid genres and subgenres.
"Traditional" genres are arguably both less important and less useful as a frame of reference than ever. Far more important in the study of genres are the notions of subgeners and generic hybridity. Genre paradigms, also know as genre conventions, are aspects of a media text (for example editing, mise-en-scene, sound ect) the demonstrate to the audience what a media product is. A cross-genre (or hybrid genre) is a genre in fiction that blends themes and elements from two or more different genres.

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