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Entertaiment can vary from a single person choosing music or a film for personal entertainment to a banquet designed to impress a large number of people. Activities like hunting and sports – once used for survival or conflict – develop into spectator events and global competitions. The familiarity of many forms of entertainment enables them to cross over into other media: for example, the story of Scheherazade, an ancient tale in the professional storytelling tradition, has been inspiring composers such as Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel; directors such as Pasolini; and innovative video games.