Deck 3: Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Question 1

The only U.S.-based company dominating the video game hardware business is Microsoft.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The first home television game was called Pong.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

A 2013 study found that females are two to three times more likely than males to become addicted to video games.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

Trolls are players who intentionally spoil the game for others in pick-up groups (PUGs).

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

The perspective in strategy games is first-person.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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 21

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 options are correct.

Question 22

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 23

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 24

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 non-gamers.
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 25

In 1975, Atari began successfully marketing a home version of Pong through an exclusive deal with ______.

A) Dave and Buster's
B) Magnavox
C) Warner
D) Sears
E) Chuck E. Cheese

Question 26

One of the biggest launches of any media product ever was the release of Grand Theft Auto V, which made more than $1 billion in its first three days.

Question 27

Nintendo's most recent console, released in 2006, is the ______.

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

Question 28

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 29

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 30

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

Question 31

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

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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 34

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 35

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

Question 36

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 37

Since 2014, Sony's ________ has been the most popular of the new generation of consoles.

A) Wii
B) PlayStation 4
C) Nintendo
D) Atari
E) Xbox

Question 38

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 39

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

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

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

Question 42

In virtual gaming communities, clueless beginners are called ______.

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

Question 43

______ games like SimCity involve managing resources and planning worlds that are typically based in reality.

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

Question 44

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

A) Advergames
B) In-game advertisements
C) MMORPGs
D) Gamespeaks
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 45

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

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

Question 46

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 47

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

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

Question 48

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 options are correct.

Question 49

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 50

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

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

Question 51

The most advanced form of collective intelligence in gaming is ______.

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

Question 52

______ 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 53

Down from its 2010 peak of 12 million subscribers to 5.5 million in 2016, what is the most popular MMORPG?

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

Question 54

Maze games like Pac-Man fit into the ______ genre.

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

Question 55

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 options are correct.

Question 56

Myst is an example of a typically nonconfrontational ______ game.

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

Question 57

While video games have been linked to aggression, Granic, Lobel, and Engels wrote a review article for American Psychologist about the positive _____ effects of video games.

A) emotional
B) cognitive
C) motivational
D) social
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 58

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 59

In 2015, about how many people played fantasy sports in the United States and Canada?

A) 5 million
B) 18 million
C) 25 million
D) 56 million
E) 75 million

Question 60

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 61

The increasingly social nature of video games has made them a natural fit for _________________________.

Question 62

Atari's first creation was _________________________, a simple two-dimensional tennis-style game with two vertical paddles that bounced a white dot back and forth.

Question 63

The key component of the first video games was the _________________________.

Question 64

According to the American Library Association, what are the limitations of trying to protect children from inappropriate material on the Internet?

A) Free-to-play
B) Subscription
C) Boxed game/retail
D) Superstore
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 65

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 66

The way in which the rules structure how players interact with the game is called _________________________.

Question 67

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

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

Question 68

With the current generation of consoles, _________________________ processors are the standard.

Question 69

A graphic interactive "character" situated within the world of a game is called a(n) _________________________.

Question 70

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 71

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 72

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 73

About ______ percent of U.S. households have a video console.

A) 25
B) 37
C) 51
D) 62
E) 75

Question 74

The _________________________ set the stage for the coming wonders of the movies.

Question 75

Game developer King specializes in casual games such as ______.

A) Candy Crush Saga
B) Draw Something
C) Bubble Island
D) FarmVille
E) Angry Birds

Question 76

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 77

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 options are correct.

Question 78

______ is a game franchise produced by independent game publisher Blizzard Entertainment.

A) Guitar Hero
B) Call of Duty
C) World of Warcraft
D) Legend of Zelda
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 79

The Nintendo Wii takes the sedentary nature out of video games because it uses a(n) _________________________.

Question 80

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