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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creator: Nolan Bushnell - 1st most popular console (Atari 2600) - big arcade player






2. Type






3. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






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






5. Father of industry






6. Progresses story






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






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






9. EA; licensing of live athletes






10. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Patented work; father of video games






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






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






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






19. 10NES: lock and key system; stringent licensing; restored console industry; monopolized; super app: Mario






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






21. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






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






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






25. Adventure game

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






27. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






28. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






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






30. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






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






32. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






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






34. Arcade ports; not good






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Made by Activision; high quality






42. Competes with Nint- fail






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






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






45. Competes with Nint- fail






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






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






48. 30 y/o






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






50. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee