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






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






3. Patented work; father of video games






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






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






6. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






8. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






9. 1st popular console






10. 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






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






12. PC action games






13. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






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






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






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






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






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






19. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






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






21. Father of industry






22. Adventure game

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23. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






24. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






25. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






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






28. Vector-based graphics on the home console






29. Competed with Atari






30. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






31. First mass produced computer






32. Patented work; father of video games






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






34. First mass produced computer






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






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






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






38. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






39. 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






40. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






41. Arcade ports; not good






42. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






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

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






45. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






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






47. Adventure game

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48. 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)






49. 1st true color arcade game






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