Questions And Answers
first ever cartridge-based video game console; introduced the
concept of housing game software separate to the game console,
making the release of new games cheaper -
correct answer ✅Atari 2600
an image or display created from small units known as pixels -
correct answer ✅bitmap
the part of a computer system that contains encoded information
or instructions for the hardware -
correct answer ✅software
the first-coin operated computer game; failed commercially due to
poor design -
correct answer ✅Computer Space
a very rudimentary simulation of a game of tennis, created by
Nolan Bushnell at Atari -
correct answer ✅Pong
the basic units of programmable color in an image or a display -
correct answer ✅pixels
,Game Design Mid-Term Test Exam
Questions And Answers
arguably the first-ever video game, created by nuclear physicist
William Higinbotham in 1958 -
correct answer ✅Tennis for Two
the first computer game, developed by Steve Russel, that featured
two players competing against each other -
correct answer ✅Spacewar!
the physical components of computers -
correct answer ✅hardware
the tiny, integrated circuits that contain the CPU's functions -
correct answer ✅microprocessor
devices that hook up to a TV or other display, which are designed to
play video games -
correct answer ✅game consoles
two-dimensional images or animations that are integrated into a
game -
correct answer ✅sprites
, Game Design Mid-Term Test Exam
Questions And Answers
a vacuum tube that uses heat to generate a focused electron light
beam, creating a bright, colorful image on a screen -
correct answer ✅cathode ray tube
the Nintendo Entertainment System was an 8-bit console, whose
commercial success aided the recovery of the games industry from
the North American video game crash of 1983-1985 -
correct answer ✅NES
collaboratively-built platforms that provide game developers with
sophisticated design tools -
correct answer ✅game engines
the first commercial home video game console; launched the
Golden Age of Arcade Games -
correct answer ✅Magnavox Odyssey
the speed at which a computer can carry out the operations of a
program -
correct answer ✅processing power