Which gaming company is most credited for helping the video game industry overcome from the 1980s crash? correct answers nintendo
Which is considered to be the very first gaming console to be released? correct answers Magnavox Odyssey
The Atari 2600 used optical disks as the storage medium fo...
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Which gaming company is most credited for helping the video game industry overcome from the
1980s crash? correct answers nintendo
Which is considered to be the very first gaming console to be released? correct answers
Magnavox Odyssey
The Atari 2600 used optical disks as the storage medium for its games. correct answers False
How many colors could the first computers targeted for home use render? correct answers 16
Finley is a game developer looking for a game engine with the most powerful visual rendering
features available. What game engine should Finley use? correct answers Unreal Engine
Which two manufacturers dominated the 16-bit era of gaming? correct answers Sega and
Nintendo
What gaming system was named after its 64-bit processing unit and praised for its practically
non-existent load-times, superior graphics processing capabilities, and the generally higher
standard of its games? correct answers Nintendo 64
Video game systems have become much more powerful over the years, yet they all use the exact
same amount of electricity as when they were initially created. correct answers False
What sophisticated solutions do today's gaming systems use for players to submit input? correct
answers controllers with combinations of analog sticks, buttons, switches, and even
accelerometers
The mobile game market is bigger than PC and console game markets. correct answers True
Layla buys most of her games today online through a storefront directly on her console. Which
console is most responsible for the prevalence of online gaming and purchasing today? correct
answers Xbox 360
One key advantage of Nintendo's GameCube over it's rival, the PS1, was the GameCube's
backwards compatibility. correct answers False
Dark Souls is a game where a player uses their skills and reflexes to respond quickly to enemy
attacks while they level up their character and equip new gear. What is the best genre descriptor
for this game? correct answers Action-RPG
The classic game Pong was inspired by what other classic game? correct answers Tennis for Two
Today's consoles and games have audio features that rival cinematic audio. correct answers True
, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS are all examples of what? correct answers Operating
Systems
Unlike most digital media, games require active players making choices that affect the game's
outcome, which means that games cannot be consumed in which way? correct answers Passively
Missy wants to add more games to her PC, but she doesn't have any space left to store games. If
she doesn't want to delete any old games, what could she upgrade in her computer to help solve
this problem? correct answers ROM
Typically, players are more likely to try out and stick with a game that has in-depth, complicated
rules. correct answers False
Sports games emphasize thinking, planning, and tactical aptitude and often include simulation
elements correct answers False
The old King's Quest and Zork series involved characters picking up objects to solve unusual
problems, often involving unintuitive solutions (for example, defeating a yeti by throwing a pie
at its face). These games are classics of which genre of games? correct answers Adventure
Even puzzle and sports games should be evaluated in terms of story and cinematic quality.
correct answers False
What game genre is distinguished as a particular type of RPG where the worlds are randomly
generated each time you play, allowing for a large amount of re-playability? correct answers
Roguelikes
Game designers create aesthetic user experiences directly. correct answers False
The earliest versions of Tetris featured clues suggesting that the player was actually helping the
Soviet Union build rockets during the space race. correct answers True
What genre of games involves gameplay that is designed to simulate real-world or fictionalized
activities such as flying a plane or managing a city and often requires resource management?
correct answers Simulation Games
Imagine a game that begins in a jail cell, moves through cramped prison hallways, then opens up
into a large forest with a river that runs through it. Such a game would be experimenting with
different correct answers Spaces
Aspen is designing a video game and struggling with the level of difficulty of the challenges.
They shouldn't be too easy or too difficult. What could assist Aspen by adjusting the difficulty
level to match the skill of the player? correct answers AI
Which component of a videogame may be both software and hardware? correct answers server
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