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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. Vector-based graphics on the home console






2. Competed with Atari






3. Progresses story






4. Biggest arcade hit following Pong - revived biz (Midway)






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






6. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






7. Politicized her views






8. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






9. 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






10. 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)






11. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






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






14. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






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






16. Company that owns console also creates games






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






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






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






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






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






22. Exclusive control or supplier of goods and services; lack of competition (stifles innovation - ability to set own prices - high barrier for entry)






23. 30 y/o






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






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






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






27. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






28. First 3rd party developer






29. Father of industry






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

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31. 1st true color arcade game






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






33. Created id Software






34. EA; licensing of live athletes






35. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






36. Expensive home computer






37. Line graphics (3D effects) vs. pixels graphics/sprites (2D cartoon)






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






39. Competes with Nint- fail






40. Killer app for Nintendo NES






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






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






43. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






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






46. Created id Software






47. 1st true color arcade game






48. 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






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






50. Arcade ports; not good