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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. Politicized her views






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






3. 1st popular console






4. Competed with Atari






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






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






7. Progresses story






8. 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)






9. First mass produced computer






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






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






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






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






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






15. Type






16. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






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






18. Competes with Nint- fail






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






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






21. First 3rd party developer






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






23. Made by Activision; high quality






24. 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)






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






26. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






27. Father of industry






28. Expensive home computer






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






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






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






32. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






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






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






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






36. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






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






38. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario






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






40. Competed with Atari






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






42. Competes with Nint- fail






43. 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






44. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






46. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






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






49. Adventure game

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