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






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






3. 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






4. Arcade ports; not good






5. Longest running company - 1st party games led to their success - ONLY did games






6. Father of industry






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






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






9. 1st game console; created by Ralph Baer






10. Father of industry






11. Terrible; part of crash of 1983






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






13. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






15. Graphic interface making more accessible to public






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






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






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






19. 1st true color arcade game






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






21. EA; licensing of live athletes






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






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






24. Company that owns console also creates games






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






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

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27. Created id Software






28. 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






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






30. First mass produced computer






31. 30 y/o






32. 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






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






34. Famous game designer for Sega; mostly arcade games






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






36. 1st true color arcade game






37. 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






38. Expensive home computer






39. Politicized her views






40. Competed with Atari






41. Competed with Atari






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






43. 1st huge FPS game






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






45. Easter egg: hidden message/bonus






46. Arcade ports; not good






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






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






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






50. 1st video game - @ MIT - 1962