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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. First 3rd party developer






2. Surgeon general; harmful to youth: can be addictive and cause negative behavior and nothing constructive in vg






3. First mass produced computer






4. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






5. Filtering out content by those who control/own the console






6. 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






7. Creator: Nolan Bushnell - 1st most popular console (Atari 2600) - big arcade player






8. Politicized her views






9. Competed with Atari






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






11. 1st huge FPS game






12. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






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






14. Competed with Atari






15. Mods (kept game going); multi-player via LANs; shareware (part of game free - pay for complete game)






16. After a certain amount of time anyone can use int. prop when copyright expires (DK and King Kong)






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






18. Longest running company - 1st party games led to their success - ONLY did games






19. Expensive home computer






20. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






21. Killer app for Nintendo NES






22. Adventure game

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23. Game developer for Nintendo that put out a lot of popular games






24. Made Doom (FPS)l shareware; mods; multi-player on LAN (local area network)






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






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






27. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






28. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






29. 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






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






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






32. Expensive home computer






33. Lack of imagination; audience of 8-14 y/o boys (other media geared towards this age group)






34. Arcade ports; not good






35. EA; licensing of live athletes






36. Mods (kept game going); multi-player via LANs; shareware (part of game free - pay for complete game)






37. Competed with Atari






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






39. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






40. PC action games






41. Longest running company - 1st party games led to their success - ONLY did games






42. Polygon graphics (3D) vs. typical sprite (2D)






43. Family oriented; just a fad; critiques: violence - addiction - delinquent kids hangout out at arcades; games unwinnable






44. FCC regulates the valuable - public resource of airwaves and is obligated to follow community standards for decency. Exempt: cable - satellite TV and radio; Obscenity (legal term): miller test= community standards - media value (artistic value)






45. Glut of low quality video games; mostly Atari's open market; retailers less willing to carry products; U.S. starts to focus on the PC






46. Competes with Nint- fail






47. Company that owns console also creates games






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






49. Competed with Atari






50. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario