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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. Competes with Nint- fail






2. Competed with Atari






3. 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)






4. Father of industry






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






6. Family oriented; just a fad; critiques: violence - addiction - delinquent kids hangout out at arcades; games unwinnable






7. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






8. Company that owns console also creates games






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






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






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






12. First mass produced computer






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






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






15. 1st attempt to market adults; made in Russia






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






17. 1st huge FPS game






18. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






19. Competed with Atari






20. Japanese company that made games for Nintendo






21. Type






22. 1st popular console






23. Competed with Atari






24. 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






25. Expensive home computer






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






27. Company that owns console also creates games






28. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






29. Family oriented; just a fad; critiques: violence - addiction - delinquent kids hangout out at arcades; games unwinnable






30. Competed with Atari






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






32. First 3rd party developer






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






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






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






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






37. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962






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






39. PC action games






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






41. 1st huge FPS game






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






43. Arcade ports; not good






44. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






45. Made by Activision; high quality






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






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






48. Patented work; father of video games






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






50. 1st popular console