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






2. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






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






4. EA; licensing of live athletes






5. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






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






7. Type






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






9. 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






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






11. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






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






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






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






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






17. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






18. 1st huge FPS game






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






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






21. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






22. 30 y/o






23. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






25. First mass produced computer






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






27. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






29. Competes with Nint- fail






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Patented work; father of video games






39. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






40. 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






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






42. 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)






43. 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






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






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






46. Competes with Nint- fail






47. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






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






49. Arcade ports; not good






50. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games