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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Exclusive control or supplier of goods and services; lack of competition (stifles innovation - ability to set own prices - high barrier for entry)






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






3. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Arcade ports; not good






15. First 3rd party developer






16. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






17. Competes with Nint- fail






18. Competes with Nint- fail






19. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






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






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






23. PC action games






24. First mass produced computer






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






26. Company that owns console also creates games






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






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






29. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario






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






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






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






33. PC action games






34. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






35. Politicized her views






36. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






37. 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






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

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






40. 1st true color arcade game






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






42. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






43. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






44. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






46. Type






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






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






49. 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






50. Graphic interface making more accessible to public