VGD Ch 6 - Game Systems, Personal Computers, and Hardware (Mrs Lynch)

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Resistance

what causes heat in electrical circuits

Optical disk drive (ODD)

Type of optical disc used by Nintendo that is similar to a DVD.

UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Competitive advantage for the Wii?

User interface

Niche market

Very small or narrow market segment.

How does the Wii remote send information to the console?

Via Bluetooth technology

Graphics

Visual images seen on the display screen.

Which generation 7 console has the lowest computing power?

Wii

Which generation 7 console reportedly earns the most money on each console sold for the manufacturer?

Wii

Bluetooth

Wireless technology that relays information via radio frequency signal.

Dedicated Gaming Consoles

Xbox 360, PS3, Wii

Generation 7 game consoles

Xbox 360, Play Station 3, Wii

Niche Market

a small or narrow market of similar potential customers

GPU

advanced piece of computer hardware that creates realistic displays

Emulator

creates a lookalike, play-alike environment

Dedicated

how a game console is engineered for the primary purpose of playing video games

Technology Transfer

how experimental game technology is used in other products

Barrier to entry

how something prevents competitors from joining in the same market

Sony

manufactures Play Station 3

Nintendo

manufactures Wii

Microsoft

manufactures Xbox 360

FLOPS

measurement used to determine computer performance

Lamp

provides the lighting for a game scene

Wii

the best-selling generation 7 game console by the end of 2009

Pixel Shading

the depth effect controls how objects farther from the light source get darker

Accelerometer

the feature of a Wii remote that reads how fast the player moves the controller

Systems operations

the function of the CPU that controls the traffic of information

GPU

the part of the video game technology that is used in other products

User Interface

the part of video game technology that is used in a laparoscopic-surgery simulator

Flash Memory

the part of video game technology that is used in handheld devices

Market Share

the percentage of the total market sales for a single company or product

Red Ring of Death

the phenomenon that occurred due to overheating of the processor inside of the Xbox 360

Porting

the process of making the same game play on consoles made by different manufactures

Cache

the type of memory that is located closest to the processor

Graphics

the visual images that are projected on the screen

CELL

type of computer chip architecture used in PS3

Parallel

type of processing that allows for multiple program function to run at the same time

CELL processor architecture

Advanced computer processor design used in the PS3.

Laser burn

Burned spot on an optical disc that occurs when the disc gets too close to the laser or the disc stops spinning allowing the laser to stay in the same place for too long.

CPU

Central Processing Unit

What type of condition occurs when a dart touches the balloon in a "balloon pop" game?

Collision

Red ring of death

Colloquial phrase for a broken Xbox 360 that displays a red ring around the power button.

Competitive advantage for the Play Station 3

Computing Power

Porting

Converting computer code from one system to work on a different system.

Xbox

First game console produced by Microsoft; became a major player in the market.

Competitive advantage for the Xbox 360?

First to market

Unified shader

GPU attempts to move the vertices and shade pixels at the same time through the same processor.

PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Generation 7 video game console manufactured by Sony.

Pits

Grooves that hold data on an optical disc, like a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray disc.

3D accelerator graphics card

Hardware in the computer that controls the display and enables 3D graphics to be displayed.

Blu-Ray

High-density data disc that is read by a narrow-beam, blue laser.

Technology transfer

How experimental gaming technology is later used in mainstream products.

System operations

How information is transported between the parts of the user interface, computer system, and video display.

Logic statement

IF and THEN programming to determine an action/reaction relationship in a game.

Lamp

Imaginary bright spot in a game that projects virtual light in a single direction.

Virtual light source

Imaginary lamp in a scene that projects light in a single direction to cause light/dark shades on objects and cast shadows for the illusion of depth.

SPE

In the PS3, the eight mini processors that help with parallel processing

Nanometers

Measurement equal to 1/1,000,000,000th of a meter.

Random-access memory flash

Memory chip that can be written to and read from.

Flash memory

Memory chip that retains stored information even when power is turned off.

Cache memory

Memory modules located very close to the processor in the computer.

Wii remotes

Motion-based controllers used by the Nintendo Wii; nicknamed Wiimote.

Which game console first used random-access flash memory?

Nintendo 64

How many nanometers are in one meter?

One billion

Pits

Optical discs, like DVDs, have information written to the disk in this

Which generation 7 console can play Blu-Ray discs?

PS3

Which generation 7 console has the highest computing power?

PS3

Which generation 7 console reportedly loses the most money on each console sold for the manufacturer?

PS3

Which generation 7 console can play DVDs?

PS3, Xbox 360, Genesis

Accelerometer

Part of the Wii controller that reads how fast the remote moves.

Market share

Percentage of the total market in terms of unit sales held by a single company or product.

Parallel processing

Performing two or more computer operations at the same time.

Dedicated

Performs a special or specific function.

PC

Personal Computer

PC gaming

Playing games on a personal computer instead of a dedicated game console.

PCB

Printed Circuit Board

Barrier to entry

Resources and technology used by existing firms that are difficult to obtain by others who would want to compete in the market.

Emulator

Simulated game environment that has a look-alike and play-alike feel of the original game environment.

Synergistic processing elements (SPE)

Small processors used in CELL architecture to enable parallel processing.

Pixel Shading

The GPU function that requires a virtual light source

Which field is the heaviest user of video game technology

The Military


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