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






2. RPG (role playing game)= fantasy element; electronic version of table top games






3. Competes with Nint- fail






4. Killer app for Nintendo NES






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






6. Vector-based graphics on the home console






7. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






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

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10. First 3rd party developer






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






12. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






13. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






14. 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)






15. 1st huge FPS game






16. Patented work; father of video games






17. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






18. Competes with Nint- fail






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






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






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






22. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






23. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






24. 1st true color arcade game






25. Made by Activision; high quality






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






27. 1st popular console






28. Killer app for Nintendo NES






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






30. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






31. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






32. 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






33. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






34. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






35. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario






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






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






38. Arcade ports; not good






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






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






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






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






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






44. 30 y/o






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






46. Made PC games - adventure games: story - narrative - puzzle solving (King's Quest)






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






48. Company that owns console also creates games






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

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50. Type