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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Made Doom (FPS)l shareware; mods; multi-player on LAN (local area network)






2. Increased data storage - more realistic sound; cheaper than cartidges






3. Different interface (controllers vs. keyboard a/o mous); OC can save which allows there to be different games (Myst: puzzle/adventure)






4. Created id Software






5. Politicized her views






6. Killer app for Nintendo NES






7. Best selling arcade game world-wide - pop culture phenomena - nonviolent






8. Photo-based graphics; fatalities; controversial; movie; cited in 1993 Senate Hearings on vg violence






9. 1st huge FPS game






10. Increased data storage - more realistic sound; cheaper than cartidges






11. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario






12. Father of industry






13. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






14. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






15. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






16. Low quality game (glut causing crash) due to the poor graphics in comparison to the arcade version






17. Competed with Atari






18. Arcade ports; not good






19. PC game; interactive fiction: all text and typing






20. Company that owns console also creates games






21. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






22. Pixel/cartoon/sprite graphics vs. 3D graphics (square vs. cube)






23. PC action games






24. PC (open) vs. consoles (closed); PC: low cost of entry - freedom from content restrictions - no quality control (might not run properly or on other comps) - more competition due to easy entry - piracy----Console: piracy less - less competition - stan






25. PC game; interactive fiction: all text and typing






26. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






27. Politicized her views






28. Avoided glut of low quality games via lock and key model= no unauthorized source could create games






29. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






30. Legal protection for intangible ideas protected via copyright: covers authored work (games); patents: covers inventions (software); trademark: sign or symbol associated with biz






31. Created by Trip Hawkins; 1st company to license real-live athletes; made PC games






32. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






33. Arcade games started by used for consoles (arcade ports); hardware biz vs. software biz






34. Revived arcades (1989-1995); movie made - console war b/t Nint and Sega b/c of game






35. Created by Atari - Atari's 1st hit arcade game






36. Competes with Nint- fail






37. Created by Trip Hawkins; 1st company to license real-live athletes; made PC games






38. Outside companies that do not own rights to the console create games






39. A business model in which the complementary goods (blades/games) are sold to make the profit - not the original item (razor/console)






40. Best-selling in U.S. - Namco sued Midway for modification of Pac-Man (no permission from original copyright holder)






41. Low quality game (glut causing crash) due to the poor graphics in comparison to the arcade version






42. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






43. A business model in which the complementary goods (blades/games) are sold to make the profit - not the original item (razor/console)






44. Vector graphics: line graphics; high-resolution outlines; 3D like effects






45. First mass produced computer






46. 2nd most popular next to Pac-man - saved Nintendo - 1st appearance of Mario - lawsuit b/t Nint and Universal for their remake of King Kong (intellectual prop) -> copyright ran out - open to public






47. Vector graphics: line graphics; high-resolution outlines; 3D like effects






48. Type






49. Made by Activision; high quality






50. First 3rd party developer