Deck 3: Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Question 1

Coin-operated games could be found in the penny arcade.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Game publishers are legally required to submit games to the ESRB rating system.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Game sites and blogs are among the most popular external communities for gamers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The typical codes of text messaging form the bedrock of gamespeak.

Question 5

Most shooter games have a first-person shooter (FPS) perspective.

Question 6

By the late nineteenth century, the availability of leisure time sparked the creation of mechanical games like pinball.

Question 7

With its increased profile and flexibility across platforms, the gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with film or television.

Question 8

MMORPG stands for ''massively multiplayer online role-playing game.''

Question 9

The most inexperienced game players join organized groups called guilds or clans.

Question 10

The perspective in strategy games is first-person.

Question 11

Childsplay.com is perhaps the best-known of the independent community-building sites.

Question 12

A 2008 study found that females are two to three times more likely than males to become addicted to video games.

Question 13

Like television shows, books, and comics before them, electronic games have also inspired movies.

Question 14

The first home television game was called Pong.

Question 15

Forty-three percent of U.S. gamers play games on smartphones.

Question 16

One way of charting the evolution of consoles is to track the number of bits (binary digits)
that they can process at one time: the higher the bit rating, the more detailed and sophisticated the graphics.

Question 17

One of the most overlooked areas of online gaming is the teen market.

Question 18

The first and only U.S.-based company producing video game hardware is Microsoft.

Question 19

Until 2009, the best-selling video game of all time was Super Mario Bros.

Question 20

The early days of the personal computer saw the creation of electronic versions of games like
Solitaire, Hearts, Spades, and Chess.

Question 21

Microsoft famously published its Halo game series to drive sales of the Xbox.

Question 22

The Atari 2600, released in 1977, used a(n) processor.

A) 8-bit
B) 32-bit
C) 64-bit
D) 128-bit
E) 256-bit

Question 23

The most popular MMORPG is .

A) Club Penguin
B) World of Warcraft
C) Second Life
D) Webkinz
E) Rock Band

Question 24

The most ubiquitous digital game distributors are Apple's App Store and Google Play.

Question 25

As of 2011, one of the biggest launches of any media product ever was the release of Call of
Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Question 26

Which arcade game spawned the pinball machine, the most prominent of the mechanical games?

A) Jukebox
B) Bagatelle
C) Kinetoscope
D) Slot machines
E) Pong

Question 27

Electronic games do not have speech protection under the First Amendment.

Question 28

Nintendo's most recent console is the .

A) Wii
B) PlayStation
C) Nintendo
D) Atari
E) Xbox

Question 29

The first home television game, called Odyssey, was developed by .

A) Ralph Baer
B) Nolan Bushnell
C) Magnavox
D) Thomas T. Goldsmith and Estle Ray Mann
E) Shigeru Miyamoto

Question 30

Microsoft's first foray into video game consoles was the , released in 2001.

A) Wii
B) PlayStation
C) Nintendo
D) Atari
E) Xbox

Question 31

AAA game titles typically cost much less than a blockbuster film to make and promote.

Question 32

Gaming emerged as an online, multiplayer social activity with the introduction of the Sega Dreamcast in 1999, the first console to feature .

A) a motion-sensing controller
B) 3-D graphics
C) a built-in modem
D) joysticks
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 33

What do the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect have in common?

A) They use various methods of motion detection as part of controlling the video game.
B) They are examples of using interactive technology to attract nongamers.
C) They require a gamer to move around more than game systems with traditional controllers.
D) They provide a much more immersive gaming experience.
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 34

Electronics manufacturer Sony has the third most popular console, the .

A) Wii
B) PlayStation series
C) Nintendo
D) Atari
E) Xbox

Question 35

Digital games evolved from their simplest forms in the arcade into which of the following formats?

A) Television
B) The Internet
C) Handheld devices
D) Computers
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 36

Today, many electronic games are played on devices specifically used to play video games called _.

A) avatars
B) electronic paddles
C) home consoles
D) keyboards
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 37

The three major home console makers are .

A) Atari, Sega, and Nintendo
B) Nintendo, Sega, and Microsoft
C) Microsoft, Sega, and Sony
D) Sony, Atari, and Nintendo
E) Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony

Question 38

The best example of enduring games is the series created by Nintendo mainstay Shigeru Miyamoto in 1983.

A) Pong
B) Super Mario Bros
C) Pac-Man
D) Just Dance
E) Halo

Question 39

Pinball gained mainstream acceptance and popularity after World War II with the addition of the .

A) cathode ray tube
B) kinetoscope
C) television
D) flipper bumper
E) penny arcade

Question 40

Many of the most popular early first-person shooter games like Doom and Quake were developed for .

A) home computers
B) Xbox
C) Wii
D) handheld devices
E) Atari

Question 41

In virtual gaming communities, clueless beginners are called .

A) PUGs
B) ninjas
C) MMORPGs
D) noobs
E) clans

Question 42

Angry Birds is an example of a(n) game.

A) adventure
B) action
C) role-playing
D) strategy
E) casual

Question 43

The convention is a convention created by gamers for gamers, held each year in Seattle.

A) Blizzcon
B) Electronic Entertainment Expo
C) Penny Arcade Expo
D) Tokyo Game Show
E) Webcomic

Question 44

In virtual gaming communities, players who snatch loot out of turn and then leave the group are called .

A) PUGs
B) ninjas
C) MMORPGs
D) noobs
E) clans

Question 45

games like Sim City involve managing resources and planning worlds that are typically based in reality.

A) Adventure
B) Action
C) Role-playing
D) Simulation
E) Casual

Question 46

In 1976, an arcade game called prompted the first public outcry over violence of electronic gaming.

A) Death Race
B) Mortal Kombat
C) Night Trap
D) Grand Theft Auto
E) Pac-Man

Question 47

Maze games like Pac-Man fit into the genre.

A) adventure
B) action
C) role-playing
D) strategy
E) casual games

Question 48

Nintendo's , a two-color handheld console introduced in 1989, popularized the game Tetris.

A) Game Boy
B) Xbox
C) PS3
D) DS
E) PlayStation Vita

Question 49

The most advanced form of collective intelligence in gaming is .

A) advergames
B) modding
C) MMORPGs
D) blogging
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 50

Which movie inspired by video games spurred a franchise of books, comic books, and arcade and console video games in the 1980s?

A) Transformers
B) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
C) Avatar
D) Tron
E) Brave

Question 51

The independent community-building site Penny-arcade.com started out as a(n) .

A) Webcomic
B) app
C) computer game
D) PUG
E) dance game

Question 52

The game industry, as represented by the Electronic Software Association, organizes games by .

A) visual style
B) gameplay
C) narrative style
D) platform
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 53

Temporary gaming teams usually assembled by match-making programs integrated into the game are called .

A) PUGs
B) ninjas
C) MMORPGs
D) noobs
E) clans

Question 54

integrate advertisements as billboards, logos, or storefronts inside a game.

A) Avergames
B) In-game advertisements
C) MMORPGs
D) Gamespeaks
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 55

An elevated and angled perspective that enhances the sense of three-dimensionality by allowing players to see the tops and sides of objects is the perspective.

A) first-person
B) omniscient
C) third-person
D) first-person shooter
E) isometric

Question 56

Myst is an example of a typically nonconfrontational game.

A) adventure
B) action
C) role-playing
D) strategy
E) casual

Question 57

games are typically set in a fantasy or sci-fi world in which each player chooses to play as a character that specializes in a particular skill set.

A) Adventure
B) Action
C) Role-playing
D) Strategy
E) Casual

Question 58

What percentage of U.S. gamers are found to be addicted?

A) 3.7
B) 8.5
C) 10.3
D) 11.9
E) 15.6

Question 59

French professor Pierre Lévy coined the term in 1997 to describe the Internet.

A) modding
B) gamespeak
C) collective intelligence
D) virtual community
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 60

In 2012, about how many people played fantasy sports in the United States and Canada?

A) 5 million
B) 18 million
C) 25 million
D) 34 million
E) 58 million

Question 61

The video game console business is dominated by three major players: .

A) Sega, Sony, and Nintendo
B) Nintendo, Sega, and Activision
C) Atari, Sony, and Blizzard
D) Microsoft, Sony, and Activision
E) Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft

Question 62

The most traditional pay model in the electronic game industry is the .

A) free-to-play model
B) subscription model
C) boxed game/retail model
D) superstore model
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 63

The term describes how interactive game experiences are being embedded to bring competition and rewards to everyday business processes.

A) modding
B) gamification
C) advergame
D) misogyny
E) gamespeak

Question 64

The successful launch of a game involves .

A) online promotions
B) banner ads
C) in-store displays
D) television ads
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 65

The growing publisher, King, specializes in casual games such as .

A) Candy Crush Saga
B) Draw Something
C) Bubble Island
D) CityVille
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 66

Which of the following is an example of a subscription payment game?

A) FarmVille
B) World of Warcraft
C) Call of Duty
D) EverQuest
E) Angry Birds Seasons

Question 67

Which one of the following is not a category designated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board?

A) EC
B) E 10+
C) T
D) T 17+
E) AO

Question 68

For years, the two major components of the gaming industry have been the console makers and .

A) game players
B) online advertisers
C) smartphone makers
D) game publishers
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 69

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified.
A. Strategy
B. Role-playing
C. Action
D. Adventure
E. Casual
Final Fantasy

Question 70

The most well-known developer and publisher of games for mobile devices is .

A) Rovio
B) Ubisoft
C) Sega
D) Zynga
E) Electronic Arts

Question 71

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified.
A. Strategy
B. Role-playing
C. Action
D. Adventure
E. Casual
StarCraft

Question 72

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified.
A. Strategy
B. Role-playing
C. Action
D. Adventure
E. Casual
Street Fighter

Question 73

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified.
A. Strategy
B. Role-playing
C. Action
D. Adventure
E. Casual
Minesweeper 44

Question 74

Almost percent of U.S. households have a video console.

A) 25
B) 33
C) 51
D) 62
E) 75

Question 75

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified.
A. Strategy
B. Role-playing
C. Action
D. Adventure
E. Casual
Myst