Deck 15: The Video Game Industry

Question 1

A casual gamer is most likely to play which genre of video game?

A) Simulation
B) Strategy
C) Puzzle
D) Action

Answer 1

C
Explanation: Casual gamers prefer to player for shorter periods of time, though the gameplay itself isn't necessarily easier than other games.

Question 2

The text-based Dungeons and Dragons is an example of a

A) Console game
B) Bulletin boards
C) Multi-user dungeon
D) Massively multiplayer online roleplaying game

Answer 2

C
Explanation: A multi-user dungeon combined elements of chat rooms and role-playing

Question 3

The Wii appeals to which type of gamers because of its less intense kinds of games?

A) casual gamers
B) hardcore gamers
C) MMORPGers
D) online gamers

Answer 3

A
Explanation: While no less challenging, the Wii games offer more chances to play games with shorter challenges and more puzzles.

Question 4

The Big Brain Academy and Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing are examples of which video game subgenre?

A) Casual Games
B) Edutainment
C) Simulation Games
D) Platform games

Question 5

In a racing game you are driving a new Chevy muscle car and pass a billboard for Pepsi. These companies' names appearing in the game is called

A) Embedded ads
B) Product placement
C) Branded entertainment
D) Location-based advertising

Question 6

Which of the following is not recognized as one of the three popular subtypes of action games?

A) platform games
B) competitive fighting games
C) driving games
D) shooter games

Question 7

Table 14.1 in the text lists the ESRB ratings of top-rated video games. Which of the following ratings is the most common among the games on that list?

A) teen
B) mature
C) everyone 10+
D) everyone

Question 8

Teaching-oriented video games that are designed to have educational outcomes for specific groups of learners are called what?

A) infotainment
B) learning games
C) teaching games
D) edutainment

Question 9

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests four "fair information practice principles" (FIPPs) concerning privacy with websites. Which of the following is not one of those four broad areas?

A) security
B) choice (or consent)
C) access
D) truth

Question 10

A character that represents the user within a virtual world is known by what name?

A) character
B) role-play
C) avatar
D) token

Question 11

In the abbreviation MMORPG, what does the first letter "M" stand for?

A) massively
B) massive
C) multiuser
D) multiplayer

Question 12

According to the timeline of the Video Games Industry, which of these was the first video game created?

A) Auto Race
B) Pong
C) Spacewar!
D) Galaxy Game

Question 13

When examining video game content and self-regulation, which of the following ratings is the most restrictive and is geared for adult audiences?

A) EC
B) E
C) T
D) AO

Question 14

At the start of the chapter, who said the following: "I like video games, but they're really violent. I'd like to play a video game where you help the people who were shot in all the other games. It'd be called 'Really Busy Hospital'."?

A) Chris Rock
B) Demetri Martin
C) Ron White
D) Jeff Foxworthy

Question 15

Digital technology makes it possible for different media to

A) converge
B) track
C) adopt analog formats
D) move away from interactivity

Question 16

Early videogames appeared in

A) movie theatres
B) arcades
C) sports arenas
D) school libraries

Question 17

A MMORPG player typically uses

A) a robo-tangible
B) a cyberbot
C) a virtualismo
D) an avatar

Question 18

Custom games

A) are typically distributed on a cartridge or disc
B) are constructed to meet the specific needs of each player
C) are rarely associated with commercial products
D) all of these

Question 19

Dynamic in-game advertising

A) is a form of embedded advertising
B) involves changing the ads depending on a player's game setting level
C) is a highly sophisticated process of targeting players
D) all of these

Question 20

Video game publishers are ones who coordinate the production of video games.

Question 21

Hand-held game devices are designed primarily for game play.

Question 22

A character that represents a player in virtual worlds is called an avatar.

Question 23

Some of the concerns about video game content include the images of women and the extremes in violence.

Question 24

Most video game players are antisocial adolescent boys.

Question 25

Hyperlinks are special videogames.

Question 26

Videogame hardware refers to the devices on which the video games are played.

Question 27

Mobile phones have proven to be technologically unsuitable as portable gaming platforms.

Question 28

The largest number of games are made by the manufacturers of consoles.

Question 29

Videogame software is still so new that software companies have not yet developed specific game genres.

Question 30

Unlike many other media industries, the videogame industry has not yet adopted a ratings system.

Question 31

The two most prominent ways in which advertisers use video games are by creating custom games and by embedding ads in games.

Question 32

Critics claimed that the E rating and the accompanying descriptors were problematic because they didn't inform parents regarding the true level of violence and sex in the game.

Question 33

Discuss two strategies that advertisers use to reach young audiences through video games. Provide examples based on your knowledge of the video game market and experience.

Question 34

Describe the ESRB mechanism for self-regulation in video games, and critics' objection to it.