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Research on the various layouts of media servicesNetflixNetflix uses a browsing service where the show you have hovered over is blown up into a big picture covering the majority of your screen which is there to visually display the contents of the series. It shows a list of recommendations based on what you have watched and the description of the movie/TV show is not far away from the main image shown to you, so there is less work for your eyes to do as you don’t have to keep looking around the whole screen as everything relevant is in one place. The mobile app for netflix offers a grid like bundle of images to browse with and they adapt the big picture concept to a smaller device by covering the whole screen with the image and using as little space on the screen as possible for any other stuff.HuluDiferent tabs are used for different types of media to separate them, for example tv shows and movies have seperated sections. Hulu also uses a big picture and shows the recent popular shows underneath the main point of interest.Mobile Hulu has a sidebar which is meant to be like the tabs on pc allowing quick access to navigate various categories through the single press of a button rather than searching specifically.Amazon PrimeAmazon Prime TV is a service which also supports apps and games so it has to differentiate between this with a sidebar, while the main menu of the service offers lots of recommendations to the user usually based on their preferences or popular opinion of the public to entices them to select it and start watching.CrunchyrollCrunchyroll allows users to browse by Genres or by Popular shows from just the main page while also having a link to their merchandise store or forums.The mobile version has a more compact but similar layout depending more on visual appeal by showcasing box art for shows.TwitchTwitch is a livestreaming service for games with an emphasis on its community, you can browse by game from the main page and keep up to date with people you follow on the side bar. When viewing a livestream, the chat is shown of the right side of the media and within the actual video many different people layout their screen differently which offers viewers a different experience depending on who they choose to watch.YouTubeThe YouTube homepage shows a sidebar with many different categories of stuff to watch and the immediate view is filled with recommendations based on what you like to watch, the media viewing screen shows a description just underneath the video, and further below is the comments section where the public opinion lies. Also, like the main page is a side bar of recommendations on the far right.The mobile version takes advantages of its highly intractable layout and covers the whole screen in videos with icons to navigate categories, while watching a video you can easily swipe it into a small view screen to continue browsing as well.SteamThe steam store has both tabs and sidebars for genre browsing with the main page holding featured games, offers and recommendations.When viewing your game library of owned games, the common layout used (common because you have the choice of a descripted layout, listed, or visual) shows you a description of your game and a sidebar with all of your other games. ................
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