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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Japanese - biggest competitor with Nintendo (but weak competitor) - in 8-bit era= 1st party






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






3. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






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






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






7. 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)






8. Company that owns console also creates games






9. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






10. 1st popular console






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






12. Competes with Nint- fail






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






14. 1st popular console






15. Laser disk technology (cartoon/Disney graphics) - last hoorah of arcade era


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






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






18. Politicized her views






19. Killer app for Nintendo NES






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






21. Progresses story






22. First mass produced computer






23. Competed with Atari






24. Politicized her views






25. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






26. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






27. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






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






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






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






31. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






33. First 3rd party developer






34. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






35. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






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






37. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






39. Created id Software






40. First 3rd party developer






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






42. Very popular; had good details - graphics - and SOUND b/c of CD-ROM; adults played; no violence; art section of NY Times article






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






44. Exceptions to copyright/extent to which you can use someone's int. prop.; protected= parody and education






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






46. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






47. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






48. Adventure game


49. Why gameboy blew up; RPC; huge cultural impact






50. Father of industry