Video Games and the Video Game Industries

Differentiate three major video game companies by matching each with one of their primary achievements. 1. made the biggest early impact on the home gaming industry 2.introduced the first simulation game at amusement parks 3.released the hand-held gaming system, Game Boy, in 1989

1.Atari 2.Sega 3.Nintendo

Complete the statement using the correct term. The number of colleges offering degrees in game design ________ a0 from 2010 to 2011.

Doubled

MMORPG

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games

What does MMORPG stand for?

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games

Complete the statement using the correct term. ________a0 released the Xbox gaming system in 2001.

Microsoft

When were the first computers developed?

Mid-to-late 1940s

RTS

Real Time Strategy

What does RTS stand for in reference to a type of video game that requires intensive strategy?

Real Time Strategy

RPG

Role Playing Games

fast-paced games that involve some type of quest to complete a task

action adventure

games that require players to build and manage something, like a city or amusement park

construction simulation

video games

electronic games played on an electronic device

games that require players to create unique identity and interact with other players' characters

role playing games

What type of video game did Sega introduce in amusement parks in the 1960s?

submarine simulation