Game design 2 and 3
Which generation of video games saw the release of the Pong arcade game?
1
Which generation introduced 16-bit games which was the beginning of 3D game environments?
4
Which generation through Nintendo, introduced the new technology of CD-ROMs?
5
Which generation of video games saw the release of the Xbox?
6
Which generation of video games saw the release of the PlayStation 3?
7
What term describes the separation process by characteristics such as age, income, or gender?
Demographic segmentation
True/False Virtual Reality is a main category of software entertainment?
False
What party allows players to meet at a location and connect their machines to play multiplayer games?
LAN
What term describes the time, energy, and expense undertaken to promote a product?
Marketing effort
What type of play allows players to connect and compete against each other via the Internet?
Online play
What is the term used to describe a group of people who are willing and able to purchase your product or video game?
Potential customers
What is the genre of the game Dungeons and Dragons?
RPG
What does ROM stand for?
Read Only Memory
During Generation 5 which company introduced PlayStation to target the older market segment?
Sony
Nintendo's most famous game that reaches across generations is:
Super Mario Brothers
If you make a game that is almost identical to a current game, it most likely lacks what?
USP unique selling point
What term describes the special features, options, or benefits of a product special to that product and not its competition?
USP unique selling point
What is the correct meaning of a USP in game marketing
Unique selling point USP
In gen 7 Nintendo significantly changed the user interface of game with the introduction of
WII
Which game system uses motion-based controllers, such as a bat or tennis racket with playing a game?
WII
During Generation 6, Microsoft introduced what new gaming system that overtook Nintendo
Xbox
the popularity of video games in the 70s and 90s was becasue of what popular mall hangout spot
arcades
what allows older games to be played on newer consoles
backwards compatibility
what does the 64 in the name Nintendo stand for
bits
what occurs when something makes enough profit
commercial success
what main advantage did the CD-ROM disc have over the ROM cartidge
cost
True / False Demographic information collected to determine a target market includes creativity.
false
True / False Generation 4 commonly refers to the time when video game computer systems became popular in the home
false
True / False Other significant advances in game-specific controllers came along with Generation 6
false
True / False The first coin operated video game was Pong
false
What is the term for the color, pattern, or picture placed inside of a shape created in a software program?
fill
What is the name given for a major category or type of video game?
genre
Which feature would probably be best to include if designing a character that can jump high?
long legs
Commercials, websites, brochures, and packaging are all examples of what?
marketing tools
An example of a themed board game
monopoly
what type of controllers do the will have
motion based
Which term best describes a technology that no longer serves a useable purpose or performs a valuable task?
obseolete
Gameplay is what the player experiences when?
playing a video game
What is used to create the challenges, goals, and victory conditions for the game?
rules
What is the first coin operated game
space war
What is the term for focusing marketing efforts to a single group of people with similar characteristics?
target market
What is the term for a subcategory of a genre?
theme
True / False Generation 3 introduced game systems that used 8-bit processors for more movement, better graphics and sound
true
True / False The ROM cartridge made it possible for a single computer game console to play several different games.
true
True / False The first Pong machine was thought to be broken but it really was just overstuffed with quarters and would not work
true
True / False The future will hold greater user interface and a deeper immersion through virtual reality
true
True / False The six-axis controller allows the player to shake or twist the controller to input some commands
true
What part of a video game controls the movement of the player on the screen?
user interface
What is required to successfully complete or win a game?
victory condition
A pinball machine that uses computer control and software to react to the metal ball is not considered a video game because it lacks what?
video screen
