Deck 11: The Rise of PC Gaming

Question 1

The last two major gaming computers by Atari and Commodore included the:

A) ST and Amiga
B) ST and Macintosh
C) Amiga and PCJr
D) Amiga and PC-compatible

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Became prominent for video applications like Video Toaster with its genlock ability:

A) ST
B) Amiga
C) Macintosh
D) PCJr

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Who was not affiliated with Charles Ranlett Flint's consolidation to form IBM?

A) Willard Bundy
B) Alexander Dey
C) Bill Gates
D) Julius E. Pitrat

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Many early PC games ran on ___________ in which a command prompt would appear on the screen requiring the user to enter a series of commands in order to launch the program:

A) DOS
B) Linux
C) OS X
D) Windows

Question 5

Developer of Wolfenstein 3D and Doom known for promoting networked multiplayer gaming, the concept of the "deathmatch," the shareware distribution method, and game modding:

A) Ad Lib
B) BioWare
C) Creative Technology
D) id Software

Question 6

Became the mainstream operating system of both the general public and game developers in 1995:

A) Linux
B) OS/2
C) OS X
D) Windows 95

Question 7

Which of the following is an application programming interface (API)?

A) DirectX
B) OpenGL
C) Direct3D
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which game title was not one of the "big three" Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) pioneers of the late 1990s?

A) Asheron's Call
B) EverQuest
C) Ultima Online
D) World of Warcraft

Question 9

Which of the following titles is not considered a real-time strategy (RTS) game?

A) Age of Empires
B) Command & Conquer
C) Guild Wars
D) StarCraft

Question 10

3D accelerator cards like 3dfx Voodoo were eventually outmuscled by GPUs such as:

A) Microsoft's Direct3D
B) Nvidia's GeForce 256
C) Silicon Graphics's OpenGL
D) None of the above

Question 11

In September 2003, a new digital distribution platform called Steam was released by:

A) Apple
B) Bethedsa
C) Microsoft
D) Valve

Question 12

Games that are typically developed by individuals or small teams who are free from the influence of big publisher budgets and time constraints:

A) Freemium
B) Indie games
C) MMORPGs
D) None of the above

Question 13

A virtual representation of a user, also called the user's "alter ego" or "character":

A) Alias
B) Avatar
C) Bug
D) Mod

Question 14

Popularized virtual life simulation games with the best-selling game The Sims in 2000:

A) Gary Newman
B) Daisuke Amaya
C) Jon Jacobs
D) Will Wright

Question 15

Researchers at Syracuse University studied 375 people playing World of Warcraft and found that ___ percent of male players chose female avatars, while ___ percent of female participants played as male characters:

A) 23% of males and 7% of females
B) 53% of males and 27% of females
C) 17% of males and 23% of females
D) None of the above

Question 16

A _________ gamer could be defined as a person who is willing to build his or her schedule around gaming, whereas a __________ gamer simply fits in gaming when they have time:

A) hardcore | casual
B) casual | hardcore
C) MOBA | MMOW
D) MMOW | MOBA

Question 17

Became wealthy by selling virtual real estate as alter egos Anshe Chung and Neverdie:

A) Ailin Graef and Jon Jacobs
B) Daisuke Amaya and Jon Jacobs
C) Ailin Graef and Daisuke Amaya
D) Minh Le and Jess Cliffe

Question 18

PC-compatible systems were essentially IBM-style computers built by other companies and also referred to as "IBM clones."

Question 19

The abbreviation MMORPG stands for "Mass Multimedia Role-Playing Game."

Question 20

Purchasable downloads such as extra maps (stages), costumes, sports teams, & other bonus content are known as "macro-transactions."