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Medium links a media concept to the specific kind of media it was built to describe. Wikipedia notes the auteur idea began in film but "another media where auteur concept has been applied is video games," showing a concept can outgrow the one medium it started in. This dimension groups concepts that apply to the same medium.

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1905 1
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1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Film industry, History section
Quote, Wikipedia: Film industry, History section
The first successful permanent theatre showing only films was "The Nickelodeon", which was opened in Pittsburgh in 1905.
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