Do you think a certain platform or setting or medium can lead to a certain type of content that is new and doesn't really exist in other places? Like the type of videos that you see on the internet you wouldn't really have seen on television or in movies.... like all those weird meme-y viral trend videos, and vloggers, and gaming channels and all that kind of stuff... does that type of content only exist because there's a platform (the internet) that kind of helped to shape it and give it a home?
yes, the tools will always play a role in shaping the product, at least texturally. for example if you live in sand world, you can expect sand art