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While the hype has cooled, the infrastructure hasn't. Fortnite is not a game; it is a venue. It has hosted concerts (Travis Scott), movie trailers (Christopher Nolan), and political rallies. Popular media will become less about third-person observation and more about first-person embodiment .
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