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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






2. Competes with Nint- fail






3. 1st true color arcade game






4. Progresses story






5. 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






6. Competed with Atari






7. Type






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






13. Adventure game

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






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






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






17. Interactive movies; appealed to wider audience; fell from popularity






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






19. Made by Activision; high quality






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






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






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






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

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24. Competes with Nint- fail






25. 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






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






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






28. Father of industry






29. 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)






30. Competed with Atari






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






32. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






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






34. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






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

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






37. First 3rd party developer






38. Competes with Nint- fail






39. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






40. EA; licensing of live athletes






41. First 3rd party developer






42. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






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






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






45. Company that owns console also creates games






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






47. Created id Software






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






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






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