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polymorphic content

polymorphic content noun: a cross-media content creation business strategy where media franchises are developed for multiple formats from the start, rather than adapted to new formats later.

Noun

polymorphic content (uncountable)

  1. A cross-media content creation business strategy where media franchises are developed for multiple formats from the start, rather than adapted to new formats later
    • The company also introduced its next polymorphic content property: Code Age. This franchise will launch with three properties: Code Age Archives, a manga series; Code Age Brawls, a game for the North American mobile market; and Code Age Commanders, a PS2 game.2005 May 17, Dan Tochen, “Square Enix sticks to its strengths”, in GameSpot
    • We think the following three actions are critical: enhance community management; deploy polymorphic content; and define new platforms.2004, Yoichi Wada, To Our Shareholders, Square Enix, page 6

Origin of polymorphic content

Coined by Square Enix in 2004.

Questions about polymorphic content

What does polymorphic content mean?
Polymorphic content means a cross-media content creation business strategy where media franchises are developed for multiple formats from the start, rather than adapted to new formats later.
What part of speech is polymorphic content?
Polymorphic content is a noun.

Words near polymorphic content in the dictionary

  1. polymorphean
  2. polymorphed
  3. polymorphemic
  4. polymorphia
  5. polymorphic
  6. polymorphic content
  7. polymorphic iteration
  8. polymorphic iterations
  9. polymorphically
  10. polymorphicity
  11. polymorphid

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