Entertaiment is anything that a person or group consumes for enjoyment. This may include activities like watching movies, playing games or attending concerts as well as social gatherings, consuming food, or other events. It also encompasses anything that provides a sense of escape or recreation, temporarily removing people from their day-to-day lives and offering a different perspective on reality. Entertainment can be adapted to any scale: from an individual selecting a film or music from an extensive archive of pre-recorded entertainment; to a dinner party adapted for two; to a public event intended for thousands of people.
Article by: Bates and Ferri, 2010.
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