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Video Games – Behind the Fun

 


  1. Games have been around for how long?  (at least the beginning of recorded history)

 

  1. _____________ is used to add colors or textures to an object in a game. (texture mapping)

 

  1. _____________ captures the movement of a person using sensors placed all over the body on a body suit for a more realistic appearance. (motion capture)

 

  1. The first game ______________ was developed on a giant multimillion-dollar mainframe computer with no keyboard, mouse, or joystick.  (Space War)

 

  1. ______________ account for over half the game titles in America.  (war games)

 

  1. The first commercial video game was called  __________ with 2 beams of light chasing each other over a cathode ray tube or TV.  (Pong)

 

  1. By adding a piece of plastic over the TV, people could play up to 12 games on the _________ game console.  (Odyssey)

 

  1. The company ______________ began with the development of the game table tennis called Pong, which had only 2 instructions;

1.       Insert coin

2.     Hit ball with paddle

 

  1. _________________ was the first big color game which got video games into Sears. It was similar to Pong with colored bars, which could be “broken out” by hitting them with a ball.  (Breakout)

 

  1.  _________________ was the first game of a player fighting another “something” in a video game.  It had small creatures heading downward to Earth that must be blasted away before reaching ground.  (Space Invaders)

 

  1.  _________________ was the first video game to have national protests, including the Japanese Prime Minister banning all video games in Japan, and the American President declaring a curfew for adolescents who wanted to stay out all night playing video games.  (Pac Man)

 

  1.  The introduction of the _____________ game console boosted the highest sales in America.  (Sega Dreamcast)

 

  1.  Electronic games started in the ____________ . (1960’s).

 

  1.  While players originally had to travel to arcades to play video games, the introduction of the _______________ would advance the development of game to “warp speed”.   (computer)

 

  1.  The computer game is now a media for telling _______ and making the player “a part” of the storyline, such as Star Wars, Tomb Raider, James Bond, Medal of Honor, etc.  (stories)

 

  1.  The advent of the ___________ has turned game play into a parallel universe where players can play video games in real time with other people.   (Internet)

 

  1. Online games often require a monthly ____________ to play with other players. (payment or fee)

 

  1.  In some online games, players must exhibit “virtuous” or “honorable” behavior through ethical choices throughout the game in order to win.  T / F   (True)

 

  1.  It’s important to tell a good story in a game for it to be successful.  T / F   (True)

 

  1.  List 4 or more of the first video games:

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  1.  List 4 or more of the newer video games featured in the movie:
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