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Video Games Basics

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Created by Trip Hawkins; 1st company to license real-live athletes; made PC games






2. 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






3. Why gameboy blew up; RPC; huge cultural impact






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






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






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






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

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8. 1st U.S. company to be a Nintendo licensee






9. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Competes with Nint- fail






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






16. Killer app for Nintendo NES






17. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






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






19. Politicized her views






20. 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)






21. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






22. Competed with Atari






23. Company that owns console also creates games






24. Made by Activision; high quality






25. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






26. 1st popular handheld; created by Gunpei Yokoi; created market






27. Arcade ports; not good






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






29. Competed with Atari






30. Japanese - biggest competitor with Nintendo (but weak competitor) - in 8-bit era= 1st party






31. 1st true color arcade game






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Expensive home computer






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






40. Most popular - reasonably priced comp






41. Competed with Atari






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






43. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






44. 1st person tank game - vector graphics - U.S. military requested for training purposes - e.g. of vgs used for things other than entertainment purposes






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






46. Adventure game

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






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






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






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