Deck 9: Video Games

Question 1

Outsourcing to an online network of people for cooperative problem-solving is

A) advergaming.
B) crowdsourcing.
C) gamification.
D) brainstorming.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The first home video game system,Odyssey,was marketed by Magnavox in what year?

A) 1972
B) 1965
C) 1981
D) 1984

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The first video game imported into the United States was

A) Pong.
B) Space Invaders.
C) Missile Attack.
D) Gunfight.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the Entertainment Software Association,what is the percentage of parents who think that video games encourage family time?

A) 85%
B) 55%
C) 5%
D) 25%

Question 5

What percentage of gamers' parents play with their kids?

A) 25%
B) 38%
C) 62%
D) 42%

Question 6

_________ patented the first interactive video game.

A) Ralph Baer
B) Nolan Bushnell
C) Manny Fernandez
D) David Gottlieb

Question 7

Introduced in 1986,__________ was the first game to offer open structure play;that is,play
That let players go where they wished and offered multiple routes to winning.

A) Legend of Zelda
B) Tomb Raiders
C) Madden Football
D) Call to Duty

Question 8

According to industry research,approximately what percentage of American youth who play video games show a signs of behavioral addiction?

A) 10
B) 8
C) 66
D) 50

Question 9

Games are particularly attractive to advertisers because they are ____,that is,players stay with them for long stretches at a time.

A) addictive
B) engrossing
C) sticky
D) petulant

Question 10

The first first-person perspective shooter game was

A) Doom.
B) Grand Theft Auto.
C) Myst.
D) Pong.

Question 11

In 2006_______ was introduced,designed specifically to attract new,non-traditional gamers.

A) Nintendo's Wii
B) X-Box 360
C) PSP2
D) Game Boy Advance

Question 12

The first electric pinball game was invented by

A) David Gottlieb.
B) Harry Williams.
C) Steven Baxter.
D) Charles Nelson Riley.

Question 13

A video game designed to encourage strenuous physical activity is a(n)__________.

A) physogame
B) gyrogame
C) exergame
D) combat game

Question 14

LED stands for

A) Loose Electronic Device.
B) Light Emitting Diode.
C) Light Enhancing Diode.
D) Light Enhancing Device.

Question 15

Companies that create games for existing systems are called

A) third-party publishers.
B) content providers.
C) affiliates.
D) designers.

Question 16

MUD stands for

A) Multi-user device.
B) Multi-user dimension.
C) Media User download.
D) Multi-user download.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a game console?

A) PlayStation2
B) Game Boy
C) Xbox
D) Game-Cube

Question 18

Games that offer in-game virtual currency for various activities or sometimes for watching a commercial before playing are called

A) Sticky games.
B) advergames.
C) freemium games.
D) bankable games.

Question 19

Classic games most often played in spurts that have become a staple on small screen devices such as smartphones are ______________ games.

A) escape
B) adventure
C) platform
D) casual

Question 20

What percentage of U.S.households own a dedicated game console?

A) 25%
B) 51%
C) 62%
D) 10%

Question 21

Humpty Dumpty and subsequent games of skill were created to get around

A) ESRB ratings.
B) gambling laws.
C) copyright infringement.
D) age restrictions.

Question 22

Atari was incorporated by

A) Ralph Baer.
B) Ted Turner.
C) Nolan Bushnell.
D) Steve Russell.

Question 23

Games are the single largest category of mobile apps,accounting for ______ of all apps downloaded from the Apple store.

A) 75%
B) 100%
C) 93%
D) 85%

Question 24

Brands that have become games are referred to as

A) product placements.
B) brand-o-matics.
C) Trojan Horse games.
D) advergames.

Question 25

Spacewar,the first interactive computer game,was designed by

A) Ralph Baer.
B) Ted Turner.
C) Nolan Bushnell.
D) Steve Russell.

Question 26

LAN stands for

A) Leader Among Newbie.
B) Local Area Network.
C) Legally Accessible Network.
D) Log-on Access Needed.

Question 27

Harry Williams' game innovations were electronic scoring and

A) ball return.
B) flippers.
C) flashing lights.
D) ceramic balls.

Question 28

Games are an expression of creativity and are often treated as an art form.

Question 29

Wii was introduced in the 2000s specifically to attract

A) non-traditional game players.
B) teen boys.
C) teen girls.
D) those interested in exercise.

Question 30

LCD stands for

A) liquid crystal display.
B) light capture display.
C) liquid crystal device.
D) light creation device.

Question 31

Much,if not most,of today's mobile gaming takes the form of ______ games.

A) advocacy
B) casual
C) freemium
D) virtual worlds

Question 32

Games played as though seen from the gamers' view are called.

A) first-person perspective games.
B) shooting games.
C) multiuser dimensions.
D) virtual worlds games.

Question 33

Which of the following is not an ESRB game rating?

A) M
B) TO
C) EC
D) AO

Question 34

Using video game skills and conventions to solve real-world problems is known as

A) gamification.
B) crowdsource.
C) advergaming.
D) advocacy gaming.

Question 35

Video game industry revenues have not yet quite matched those of the movie industry.

Question 36

The spark that set off the game revolution was ______,a game from Atari.

A) Doom
B) Myst
C) Space Invaders
D) Pong

Question 37

In 1977,Mattell brought true electronic games to handheld devices with

A) Doom.
B) Super Mario.
C) Missile Attack.
D) Space Invaders.

Question 38

ESRB stands for

A) Entertainment Standards Ratings Board.
B) Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
C) Ethical Software Ratings Board.
D) Ethical Standards Ratings Board.

Question 39

Computer Space,released in 1971,was designed by

A) Ralph Baer.
B) Ted Turner.
C) Nolan Bushnell.
D) Steve Russell.

Question 40

Advocacy games are

A) used primarily by manufacturers of high-end consumer products.
B) virtually absent from Web-based games.
C) Web games containing non-commercial, persuasive messages.
D) favorites among young males.

Question 41

The issue of addiction to games has been settled to just about everyone's satisfaction;there is little to be concerned about.

Question 42

Over 90 percent of smartphone and tablet owners play video games at least once a week using these devices.

Question 43

The first electric pinball game was Contact.

Question 44

Nintendo introduced Wii in 2006 in order to claim a bigger share of the handheld game device market.

Question 45

The gender gap among gamers is being closed,in part because of games on social networking sites.

Question 46

What were the contributions to gaming of Ralph Baer,Steven Russell,and Nolan Bushnell?

Question 47

Differentiate between product placement and cross-promotion in video games.

Question 48

List the ESRB ratings designations and tell what each means.

Question 49

In 2001 the average game cost $10 million to produce.

Question 50

Two of the fastest-growing media companies are video game companies.

Question 51

In what ways have the Internet and smartphones altered the gaming industry?

Question 52

What were the contributions to gaming of Harry Williams and David Gottlieb?

Question 53

Unlike the movie industry,cross-promotion has yet to reach the game business.

Question 54

In what ways has hypercommercialism come to gaming?

Question 55

More than half of all Americans play video games.

Question 56

Video games can help develop children's motor skills.

Question 57

What are some of the benefits of product placements in games,according to their proponents?

Question 58

What are the major platforms on which games are played?

Question 59

Draw a distinction between advergaming and advocacy games.How are they similar?

Question 60

What are the major handheld systems and how do they differ?

Question 61

Discuss the ways in which convergence has shaped the development of the video game industry.How will is further affect the medium's development?

Question 62

What are the arguments for and against video games as being productive and "good"? Can
you think of any other arguments for either side? Which side do you agree with? Explain.

Question 63

Discuss the positive and negative effects of video games.How can the more positive aspects of gaming be magnified and the more negative ones minimized?

Question 64

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the ESRB ratings system? Do you think industry self-regulation is sufficient to protect young people from inappropriate content? Speculate on the relative effectiveness of the game and movie ratings.